Gerede
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Gerede | |
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  Gerede Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′02″N 32°11′55″E / 40.80056°N 32.19861°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bolu |
| District | Gerede |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mustafa Allar (AKP) |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 23,547 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | www |
Gerede is a town in
History
In Roman times, the town was called Cratia (Κρατεία) and was part of the Roman province of Honorias, whose capital was Claudiopolis in Honoriade.
Ecclesiastical history
Cratia was a metropolitan see, also called Flaviopolis or Flavianopolis. The names of some its bishops are known because of their participation in
Ottoman period
Under the Ottoman Empire, Gerede was an established town and was visited by the 16th-century traveller Evliya Çelebi, who described a town of 1,000 homes and 10 mosques, with a military base.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Gerede was part of the
For many the name Gerede evokes
Present state
Gerede today is a small town with a number of tanneries and leather workshops, but even though the highway is so close the town is growing slowly, perhaps because of the forbidding climate.
Gerede has many high meadows (yayla) and places in the forest for walking and picnics, particularly near the wood of Esentepe. A number of Turkish football teams have their summer training camps here, attracted by the fresh mountain air. Esentepe also has ski slopes and cross-country skiing in winter.
History of Gerede district in which Esentepe Natural Park is located goes back to AC 3-4th century. Esentepe Natural Park is a beautiful place in which unique antique trees. The height of the Esentepe Natural Park is 1450 meters, and it is located on 407 square meter area. Esentepe Natural Park has te centennial trees which have long history.
In 1988, after opening a 100-bed capacity 3-star hotel in Esentepe Natural Park, the number of foreign and domestic tourists has increased. Due to its nearness, the number of visitors coming from Ankara and Istanbul has also increased.
Nature
Gerede has a very rich variety of
etc. are found.Places of interest
- The ruins of the medieval castle, Keçi Kalesi.
- There are also a number of mosques and caravanserai from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods.
- There is an oil-wrestling contest in the wood of Esentepe every July and a country fair (panayır) in October.
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Bolu Gerede Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ Raymond Janin, v. Crateia in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XIII, Pariσ 1956, col. 1015
- ^ Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. I, coll. 575-578
- ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 442
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 876
