Lüleburgaz
Encyclopedia
Lüleburgaz, is a town and district of Kırklareli Province
in the Marmara region of Turkey
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Province
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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
Mimar Sinan.
changed it to Arcadiopolis in honour of his son and successor Arcadius
.
The Battle of Arcadiopolis (970) saw Byzantine forces defeat an invading Kievan
-Pecheneg-Magyar force who were aiming to capture Constantinople
, 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
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Kirklareli Province
Kırklareli Province is a province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. The province neighbours Bulgaria to the north along a 180 kilometers long border. It borders the province of Edirne to the west and the province of Tekirdağ to the south and province of Istanbul to the...
in the Marmara region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Facts
The city has a population of 100,412 (2010 census) and is the largest town in KırklareliKirklareli Province
Kırklareli Province is a province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. The province neighbours Bulgaria to the north along a 180 kilometers long border. It borders the province of Edirne to the west and the province of Tekirdağ to the south and province of Istanbul to the...
Province
Provinces of Turkey
Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called il in Turkish .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....
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Lüleburgaz is known for its sixteenth-century mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
and bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
, both named after the Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier, in Turkish Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam , deriving from the Arabic word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself...
Sokollu Mehmet Paşa and purportedly designed by the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
chief architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Mimar Sinan.
Economy
The economy of Lüleburgaz is mainly based on the industrial sector. There are various factories around the city.History
The ancient name of the city was Bergula; Emperor Theodosius ITheodosius I
Theodosius I , also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire. During his reign, the Goths secured control of Illyricum after the Gothic War, establishing their homeland...
changed it to Arcadiopolis in honour of his son and successor Arcadius
Arcadius
Arcadius was the Byzantine Emperor from 395 to his death. He was the eldest son of Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and brother of the Western Emperor Honorius...
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The Battle of Arcadiopolis (970) saw Byzantine forces defeat an invading Kievan
Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rus was a medieval polity in Eastern Europe, from the late 9th to the mid 13th century, when it disintegrated under the pressure of the Mongol invasion of 1237–1240....
-Pecheneg-Magyar force who were aiming to capture Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
, 100 miles to the east. The Battle of Lule Burgas (1912) was here in the First Balkan War
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League against the Ottoman Empire. The combined armies of the Balkan states overcame the numerically inferior and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies and achieved rapid success...
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Lüleburgaz is the seat of the Roman Catholic titular
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
arch-bishopric of Arcadiopolis in Europa
Arcadiopolis in Europa
Arcadiopolis in Europa is a Titular see of the Roman Catholic church, now Lüleburgaz, in Thrace, in European Turkey.Marcel Lefèbvre, who would later oppose the reforms of Vatican II, was bishop here in 1948....
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