Karaağaç, Edirne

Karaağaç (Greek: Παλαιά Ορεστιάδα or Καραγάτσι) is a suburb of Edirne in northwestern Turkey at the border with Greece. Karaağaç is 4 km southwest from the center of Edirne, across the river Maritsa and opposite the Greek village Kastanies. In 1890, the large Karaağaç railway station was built in the town, which also served Edirne, becoming the last train stop in Turkey to Europe. In 1971, Turkish State Railways (TCDD) constructed a new railway station at the opposite side of the river, abandoning the former one, which is now used as Trakya University's Faculty of Fine Arts..
The Treaty of Lausanne Monument and Museum, which opened in 1998, are located next to the former railway station.

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