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Nasrettinhoca

Coordinates:39°31′N31°40′E/ 39.517°N 31.667°E/39.517; 31.667
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Nasrettinhoca
Nasrettinhoca is located in Turkey
Nasrettinhoca
Nasrettinhoca
Location in Turkey
Nasrettinhoca is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Nasrettinhoca
Nasrettinhoca
Nasrettinhoca (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates:39°31′N31°40′E/ 39.517°N 31.667°E/39.517; 31.667
CountryTurkey
ProvinceEskişehir
DistrictSivrihisar
Elevation
860 m (2,820 ft)
Population
(2022)
414
Time zoneUTC+3(TRT)
Postal code
26600
Area code0222

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

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  1. ^Mahalle,Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports"(XLS).TÜİK.Retrieved12 July2023.
  3. ^"Law No. 6360".Official Gazette(in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. ^"Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units"(DOC).Official Gazette(in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. ^Mayor's page(in Turkish)