Cevizköy, Pınarhisar

Cevizköy Çongara
Village
Cevizköy Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°33′N 27°35′E / 41.550°N 27.583°E / 41.550; 27.583Coordinates: 41°33′N 27°35′E / 41.550°N 27.583°E / 41.550; 27.583
Country	Turkey
Province	Kırklareli Province
District	Pınarhisar
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	894
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	39300
Area code(s)	0288
Licence plate	39

Cevizköy (Greek: Τσόγγαρα) is a village in Pınarhisar district of Kırklareli Province, Turkey, It is situated in the eastern Thrace (Trakya) plains. The distance to Pınarhisar is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi). The population of the village is 894 as of 2011.^[1] The old name of this village is Çongara. It was a Bulgarian village during the Ottoman Empire era. But after the Second Balkan War the Bulgarian population was forced to leave the settlement.

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