İpsala, Turkey
İpsala is a town of 8,060 people in Edirne, Turkey, founded in June 1, 1928.
Why visit İpsala
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 12 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Damlıca Tepesi, Kale Tepesi, Cypsela and İpsala Su Kemeri.
Weather in İpsala
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About İpsala
İpsala (Ancient Greek: Κύψελα, romanized: Kýpsela; Greek: Ύψαλα, romanized: Ýpsala) is a town in Edirne Province in northwestern Turkey. It is the seat of İpsala District. Its population is 8,546 (2022). It is the location of one of the main border checkpoints between Greece and Turkey.
From the Wikipedia article İpsala (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: İpsala on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks6
Cypsela
Monument and historic site · 0.9 km
Ancient city of Thrace in modern-day Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes12
Begonvil İpsala
Cafe
No:1 Lise Sokak, Edirne
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
History
In Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times, this was the town of Cypsela, which belonged to the Roman province of Rhodope, whose capital and metropolitan see was Traianopolis. During the reign of Orhan, it came under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
From the 7th century onward, the bishopric of Cypsela, initially a suffragan of Traianopolis, appears in the Notitiae Episcopatuum as an autocephalous archdiocese. Its bishops Georgius and Theophylactus were present respectively at the Second Council of Constantinople (553) and the Second Council of Nicaea (787). Stephanus was at both the Council of Constantinople (869) and the Council of Constantinople (879). No longer a residential bishopric, Cypsela is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.
From the History section of İpsala on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship12
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare9
Başak Eczanesi
Clinic and pharmacy · 7.5 km
8/B Cumhuriyet Mah. Terzioğlu Cad., Edirne
Karpuzlu Eczanesi
Clinic and pharmacy · 12.3 km
FEVZİ ÇAKMAK MAH.GAZİ SOK.NO:12/A Enez İpsala Yolu, Edirne
Map of İpsala
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Getting there and nearby towns
Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 88 km away.
- Turpçular 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Kumdere 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Keşan 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Malkara 44 km east, about 44 min by car
- Gelibolu 62 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Hayrabolu 69 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Lapseki 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Babaeski 82 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Edirne 85 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Çanakkale 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS042-E-179051 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-6894 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS042-E-179050 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Feres, Greece - panoramio, Dalibor Z. Chvatal, CC BY 3.0
- ISS060-E-57974 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, ramses, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramses, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramses, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramses, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramses, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramses, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramses, CC BY-SA 4.0
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