Nasrettinhoca
Nasrettinhoca | |
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  Nasrettinhoca Location in Turkey  Nasrettinhoca Nasrettinhoca (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates:39°31′N31°40′E/ 39.517°N 31.667°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Eskişehir |
| District | Sivrihisar |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 414 |
| Time zone | UTC+3(TRT) |
| Postal code | 26600 |
| Area code | 0222 |
Nasrettinhoca(formerlyHortu) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district ofSivrihisar,Eskişehir Province,Turkey.[1]Its population is 414 (2022).[2]Before the2013 reorganisation,it was a town (belde).[3][4]It is situated along a tributary ofSakarya River.The distance to Sivrihisar is 26 kilometres (16 mi) and toEskişehiris 116 kilometres (72 mi).
The town is a historical settlement and it is named afterNasrettin Hoca,the famous Turkish popular philosopher and satirist of the 13th century. The town municipality claims that he was born in a historical house of the town, (now under restoration) in 1208.[5](However there are other claimants for Nasrettin Hoca's home likeAkşehir) Like most otherCentral Anatoliantowns, the town loses population because of migration to cities.
References
[edit]- ^Mahalle,Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports"(XLS).TÜİK.Retrieved12 July2023.
- ^"Law No. 6360".Official Gazette(in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^"Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units"(DOC).Official Gazette(in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
- ^Mayor's page(in Turkish)
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