Günyüzü () is a municipality and
district
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of
Eskişehir Province
Eskişehir Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in northwestern Turkey. Its area is 13,960 km2, and its population is 906,617 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are B ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 828 km
2, and its population is 5,155 (2022).
Its elevation is .
Günyüzü became a
bucak (subdistrict) in 1932 and gained the status of a district in 1990.
It was in constant interaction with Sivrihisar during the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. It was the scene of important conflicts during the War of Independence and the historical richness of the region became more evident with the excavations.
Places of interest
Ruins of the
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...
shrine
St Michael at Germia are located in the village of Gümüşkonak, formerly known as Yörme, 8 km south of Günyüzü.
Composition
There are 22
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Günyüzü District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
* Atlas
* Ayvalı
* Bedil
* Beyyayla
* Çakmak
* Çardaközü
* Doğray
* Fatih
* Gecek
* Gümüşkonak
* Kavacık
* Kavuncu
* Kayakent
* Kuzören
* Mercan
* Özler
* Sümer
* Tutlu
* Yağrı
* Yazır
* Yenikent
* Yeşilyaka
References
External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Map of Günyüzü district
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Populated places in Eskişehir Province
Districts of Eskişehir Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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