Lüleburgaz

Infobox Settlement

settlement_type = Town
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
timezone=EET
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map_caption =Location of PAGENAME within Turkey.
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official_name = Lüleburgaz

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subdivision_type1=Region
subdivision_name1 = Marmara
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Kırklareli|population_total = 130000|population_footnotes=
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postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 39750
area_code = 0288
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leader_title=Mayor
leader_name = Emin Halebak
website = http://luleburgaz.bel.tr/anasayfa.html

Lüleburgaz (Thracian: "Bergule", Bulgarian: "Люлебургас", Greek: "Αρκαδιούπολη" / "Arcadioupolis") is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.

Facts

The town has a population of 98,000 (2008 census) and is the largest town in Kırklareli Province.

Lüleburgaz is known for its sixteenth-century mosque and bridge, both named after the Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmet Paşa and purportedly designed by the Ottoman chief architect Sinan.

History

The Battle of Arcadiopolis (970) saw Byzantine forces defeat an invading Kievan-Pecheneg-Magyar force who were aiming to capture Byzantium (now Istanbul), 100 miles to the east. The Battle of Lule-Burgas (1912) was here in the First Balkan War.

Lüleburgaz is the seat of the Roman Catholic titular arch-bishopric of Arcadiopolis in Europa.

References

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=_sYPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA393&dq=Bergule+Dictionary Bergule] Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=6isIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA351&dq=Arcadiopolis+Arcadius Arcadiopolis] founded by Arcadius

Links

* [http://www.burgaznet.com/ Lüleburgaz City Portal]
* [http://www.luleburgazspor.org.tr/ Lüleburgaz SK]
* [http://www.luleburgaz.ca/ Lüleburgaz Forums]