Alpullu

Alpullu
Town
Alpullu Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°22′N 27°09′E / 41.367°N 27.150°E / 41.367; 27.150Coordinates: 41°22′N 27°09′E / 41.367°N 27.150°E / 41.367; 27.150
Country	Turkey
Province	Kırklareli Province
District	Babaeski
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,577
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	39570
Area code(s)	0288
Licence plate	39

Alpullu is a town in Kırklareli Province, Turkey.

Geography

Alpullu is a town in Babaeski district of Kırklareli Province. At 41°22′N 27°09′E / 41.367°N 27.150°E / 41.367; 27.150 the distance to Babaeski is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and the distance to Kırklareli is 45 kilometres (28 mi). Alpullu is at the junction of the main railroad connecting İstanbul to Edirne and the tail line to Kırklareli. The population of the town is 2577^[1] as of 2011.

History

The ancient name of the town was probably Alpiya meaning "Shining Water country". But during the Turkish era the name was Şekerköy meaning "Sugar village" referring to the importance of sugar beet to the town's economy. There is an ancient tumulus near the town and an Ottoman bridge named Sinanlı Mehmet köprüsü around the town.^[2] Alpullu was declared a seat of township in 1964.

Economy

Alpullu's economy depends on sugar beet, and the first sugar refinery of Turkey was founded in Alpullu in 1925 as one of the earliest industrial projects of the newly founded Turkish Republic. Now Alpullu is one of the most flourishing towns of Turkey. In 2007 a natural gas source was found in Alpullu ^[3]

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