AREA: 11.051 km²

POPULATION: 536.869 (1990)

TRAFFIC CODE: 14

DISTRICTS: Bolu (center), Akçakoca, Cumaova, Düzce, Gerede, Gölyaka, Göynük, Kıbrısçık, Mengen, Mudurnu, Seben, Yığılca

SITES OF INTEREST: Yedigöller National Park, Abant Lake, Kartalkaya, Şifalı Su and Sünnet Gölü forest recreation areas, Akçakoca beaches, Bolu hotsprings, Hisartepe and Üskübü (Konuralp) ruins, Seben Çeltikdere rock houses, Ceneviz, Keçi castles, Antinoos Temple, Bolu and Mudurnu Yıldırım Bayezid mosque complexes, Akşemseddin Mausoleum at Göynük, Gazi Süleyman Pasha Mosque and Süleyman Pasha Bath, Bolu and Konuralp museums, Konuralp Roman Theater (Kırıkbasamaklar).

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (374) 215 76 22
Fax: (374) 215 36 32

State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate

Cultural Center - BOLU
Tel: (0 374) 215 11 37
Fax: (0 374) 215 36 32

Museum

Bolu Museum
Address: Bolu Kültür Merkezi - Bolu
Tel: (374) 215 39 72

Historical Sites and Ruins

Akşemsettin Mausoleum- Göynük

Significant Days

Local Days of Celebration

Commemoration Days for Akşemseddin
Göynük
24 July

Traditional Wrestling Competitions
Gerede-Esentepe
Last Sunday of July

Atatürk’s Visit to Bolu
Bolu
17 July

Abant Holiday
Abant-Bolu
Second Monday of July

Atatürk’s Visit to Düzce
Düzce
18 July

Commemoration Day for Tokat Hayrettin
Elmalık Village
First Saturday of July

Commemoration Day for Ümmü Kemal
Tekke Village
First Friday of July

Festivals:

Mengen Cooking and Tourism Festival
Mengen-Bolu
First Saturday in June

Festivities

Kızık Yayla (plateau) Holidays
Kızık Yaylası -Seben
First Sunday in July

Cherry Celebrations
Bolu
4 July

Şeyhül-İmran Hacet Celebrations
Mudurnu
First Sunday in July

Zümrüt Wrestling Matches
Düzce
12-14 June

Fairs:

Fair
Bolu
20 August-20 September

Fair
Gerede
2-4 October

Fair
Seben
Last week of September

Fair
Göynük
Last week of September

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