Architecture / Historic street and neighborhood
Göynük Historic Town Fabric
Göynük, Bolu
An Ottoman town that is an urban protected site with 137 registered houses, mosques, a hamam and tombs, and a member of the Cittaslow (Slow City) network.
Its story
Göynük is an Ottoman town built in a narrow valley southwest of Bolu, whose fabric has survived largely intact. Old Turkish houses going back to the early 20th century, a total of 158 civil and religious buildings including 137 registered houses together with mosques, tombs, fountains, a hamam and a tower, led to the town being declared an urban protected site. The houses with wooden projecting upper floors, lined up step by step on the slopes, are best seen from the Zafer (Victory) Tower. Göynük is known for its sugar beans, uğut dessert, tokalı covers and wood carving, and is a member of the Cittaslow (Slow City) network. The Gazi Süleyman Paşa Mosque, its hamam and the Tomb of Akşemseddin are in the center of the town.
Key facts
- Network
- Cittaslow (Slow City) member
- Protection
- Urban protected site
- Local products
- Uğut dessert, tokalı covers, Bombay beans
- Registered buildings
- 158 (137 houses)
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Quiet
- Food route
- Hiking
Location
40.39972, 30.78528
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6yn%C3%BCk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6yn%C3%BCk | https://www.benguturk.com/turkiye/bolunun-kulturel-mirasindan-ornekler-goynuk-kultur-evinde-sergileniyor-188205h | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2901109