Taşköprü ( tr, taş köprü "stone bridge") is a town and district of
Kastamonu Province
Kastamonu Province ( tr, ) is one of the provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea region to the north of the country. It is surrounded by Sinop to the east, Bartın, Karabük to the west, Çankırı to the south, Çorum to the southeast and the ...
in the
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Rom ...
region of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 43,800 of which 16,181 live in the town of Taşköprü.
The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .
The town takes its name from the stone bridge constructed in the 13th century by the
Chobanids
The Chobanids or the Chupanids ( fa, سلسله امرای چوپانی) were descendants of a Mongol family of the Suldus clan that came to prominence in 14th century Persia. At first serving under the Ilkhans, they took ''de facto'' contr ...
over the
Gök River. The 68 meter span is supported on seven arches and still carries automobile traffic. Taşköprü is 42 km from
Kastamonu
Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu. (Population of the urban center in 2010 is 91,012.) The ...
. It is noted for its garlic; the name
Taşköprü Sarımsağı is a
protected designation of origin (PDO).
History
In its history, the district has been one of the important settlements of several civilizations. In 64 BC it became part of the
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...
. During Ottoman rule, Taşköprü was part of
Kastamonu Eyalet, and later
Kastamonu Vilayet.
See also
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Kirazcık
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Pompeiopolis
Pompeiopolis ( el, Πομπηιούπολις, city of Pompeius) was a Roman city in ancient Paphlagonia, identified in the early 19th century with the ruins of Zımbıllı Tepe, located near Taşköprü, Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea Region ...
Notes
References
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Latife Summerer, Pompeiopolis-Taşköprü. 2000 Years between Metropolis and County Town (İstanbul 2017).
External links
District governor's official website
Populated places in Kastamonu Province
Districts of Kastamonu Province
Paphlagonia
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