Place details
Place nameEdirne
Other namesAdrianopolis, Adrianople, Hadrianople, Hadrianopolis, Uskudama, Odrin
CountryTürkiye
Latitude41.667
Longitude26.567
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Attacked by Avars 586; taken by Bulgars in the 10th century; twice besieged by Crusaders; taken by Ottomans in 1362; subsequently used as stronghold for Ottoman expansion into European continent; under Russian occupation in 1829 and 1878.