Devrek is a town and district in
Zonguldak Province
Zonguldak Province ( tr, ) is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. The province is 3.481 km in size and has a population of 619,703. Its adjacent provinces are Düzce to the southwest, Bolu to the south, Karabü ...
in the
Black Sea Region of
Turkey
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. It was founded as Hamidiye, in the
sanjak of
Bolu. Devrek was incorporated into the
Zonguldak Province
Zonguldak Province ( tr, ) is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. The province is 3.481 km in size and has a population of 619,703. Its adjacent provinces are Düzce to the southwest, Bolu to the south, Karabü ...
on May 14, 1920. It is divided into five quarters, three subdistricts and seventy-six villages. The three subdistricts are
Çaydeğirmeni, Eğerci, and Özbağı. The population of the Devrek district is 66,518. The mayor is Çetin Bozkurt (CHP).
Since 1984, in the third week of July, the Devrek Walking Stick and Culture Festival is held in the town. The most notable tourist destination in the area is Yedigöller National Park. During February and March there are pig hunting drives.
Geography
Devrek is located in an altitude of 86 meters and has an area of 1,080 km². It is 56 km from Zonguldak, 210 km from
Ankara and 370 km from
Istanbul
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. It is surrounded by mountains, the most notable ones being ''Babadağı'', ''Göldağı'', ''Akçasu'' and ''Yenice''. The most important river passing through the region is Devrek creek. Devrek creek joins the Yenice creek in
Gökçebey district and takes the name ''Filyos River''.
Pine
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,
oak
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fir
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,
beech,
elm
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chestnut, and
lime tree
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s are found throughout the forest around Devrek. Its weather is cool during the summer and warm and rainy during the winter season.
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Devrek was part of the
Kastamonu Vilayet of the
Ottoman Empire
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. The name of the district, which is known as both Hızırbeyili and Devrek, was founded on September 5, 1887. It has been referred to as 'Hamidiye' for twenty-three years following the name of
Abdul Hamid II
Abdülhamid or Abdul Hamid II ( ota, عبد الحميد ثانی, Abd ül-Hamid-i Sani; tr, II. Abdülhamid; 21 September 1842 10 February 1918) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 31 August 1876 to 27 April 1909, and the last sultan to ...
.
The word meaning of the name of the district, which has been called Devrek again since 1910, means 'Monday' in Turkish, which has a reputation exceeding the boundaries of the region and is based on its market established in the district.
International relations
Twin towns
Devrek is
twinned with:
Arua,
Uganda
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Betio
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Betio Post Office opened on 5 April 1957 and closed in 1964. ...
,
Kiribati
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''The Wor ...
Moroni,
Comoros
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Famous persons from Devrek
*
Işık Koşaner (born 1945), General staff officer
References
External links
District governor's official websiteDevrek Baston information websiteOfficial website of devrek municipality
{{Districts of Turkey, provname=Zonguldak
Populated places in Zonguldak Province
Districts of Zonguldak Province