Hisar, Emirdağ
Hisar or Hisarköy is a village in the District of Emirdağ, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1]
Hisar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Afyonkarahisar Province |
| District | Emirdağ |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is situated in the middle of the site of ancient and Byzantine Amorium. The village was founded in 1892 and spolia from Amorium were used in building it.[2]
References
- "Population of city, towns and villages - 2011". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- Ivison, Eric A. (2007). "Amorium in the Byzantine Dark Ages (seventh to ninth centuries)". In Henning, Joachim (ed.). Post-Roman Towns, Trade and Settlement in Europe and Byzantium, Vol. 2: Byzantium, Pliska, and the Balkans. de Gruyter. pp. 25–59. ISBN 978-3-11-018358-0., p. 27
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