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| Location of Lüleburgaz within Turkey.Location of Lüleburgaz within Turkey. | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Marmara |
| Province | Kırklareli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emin Halebak |
| Population | |
| • Total | 130,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 39750 |
| Area code | 0288 |
| Licence plate | 39 |
| 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. It has a population of 79,002 (2000 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 Pasha and purportedly designed by the Ottoman chief architect Sinan.
History
The Battle of Arcadiopolis (970) saw Byzantine forces defeat an invading Kievian-Pecheneg-Magyar force who were aiming to capture Byzantium, 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
| Lüleburgaz in Kırklareli Province of Turkey | ||
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41°24′N 27°21′E / 41.400°N 27.350°E / 41.400; 27.350