It's known as the "Paris of Thrace" among the locals as it's relatively more developed and well known compared to other surrounding cities which are also administratively part of Kirklareli Province. There are various factories around the city.
The Battle of Arcadiopolis saw Byzantine forces defeat an invading Kievan - Pecheneg - Magyar force who were aiming to capture Constantinople , miles kilometres to the east.
As the capital of the Roman province of Europa it had its own bishop , who was noted to a number of important church councils and was noted as an autocephalous archbishopric by the seventh century.
It is no longer a residential bishopric, although the Diocese of Arcadiopolis survives as a Roman Catholic titular see. The club ended its participation in the league in the season. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Regional Statistics Database.
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