Atça

Atça is a town in the district of Sultanhisar in Turkey's Aydın Province. The plan of the town[3] comes from Paris's Place de l'Étoile.

Atça
Town
Nickname(s): 
Turkey's Paris,[1] First City of Turkey with Modern Zoning[2]
Atça is located in Turkey
Atça
Atça
Location within Turkey
Atça is located in Europe
Atça
Atça
Atça (Europe)
Atça is located in Earth
Atça
Atça
Atça (Earth)
Coordinates: 37°53′N 28°13′E
Country Turkey
RegionAegean Region
ProvinceAydın Province
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  MayorMustafa Çınar (Nationalist Movement Party)
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (2000)
  Total~12,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
09650
Area code+90 256
Licence plate09

History

After the Greek invasion, the town was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt as a circular town.

Town twinning

See also

References

  1. atca09.com Archived May 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Celikyay, Selam. "Evaluatıons On The Planned Urban Development Shapıng Landscape In Atça". Bartın University International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences: 18-28.
  3. "atca09.com". Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  4. http://aydinim.net/news.asp?id=3832373038%5B%5D (in Turkish)
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