Vize

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Vize

Coordinates41.57°, 27.77°

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Overview

Vize is a town in Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Vize District. Its population is 15,116 (2022). The mayor is Ercan Özalp (CHP). The town's distance to the provincial centre is 56 km (35 mi). Vize is situated on state road D.020, which runs from Istanbul to Edirne via Kırklareli. In 2012 Vize was designated a Cittaslow.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Georgios Vizyinos

Greek short story writer and poet (1849-1896)

J

John Angelos

Byzantine aristocrat and governor of Epirus and Thessaly

C

Cevat Ültanır

Turkish composer (1936–1989)

Theodore Synadenos

Byzantine governor

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Bihişti Ramazan Efendi

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kırklareli

• Pınarhisar
  13.5 mi away · pop. 18,375
• Demirköy
  17.4 mi away
• Büyükkarıştıran
  22.1 mi away · pop. 6,545
• Lüleburgaz
  24.3 mi away · pop. 153,903
• Kırklareli
  30.3 mi away · pop. 277,984
• Babaeski
  36.3 mi away · pop. 48,391
• Kofçaz
  40.6 mi away · pop. 2,368
• Pehlivanköy
  46.5 mi away · pop. 3,565
• Beni Guecha
  1207.1 mi away
• Käina
  1211.7 mi away · pop. 705
• Douilat
  1222.8 mi away
• Kärdla
  1223.4 mi away · pop. 3,634

Browse all places in Kırklareli →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Vize

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

field maple

Acer campestre

Seen 2026-08-28

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-08-24

Common Swift

Apus apus

Seen 2026-07-21

White-faced Bush-cricket

Decticus albifrons

Seen 2026-07-18

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-07-18

Tibicina steveni

Tibicina steveni

Seen 2026-07-18

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-07-18

Haemerosia vassilininei

Haemerosia vassilininei

Seen 2026-07-18

Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Seen 2026-07-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).