Why visit Gerze
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 parks and trails and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Carussa.
Weather in Gerze
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About Gerze
Gerze is a town in Sinop Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Gerze District. Its population is 19,144 (2022). It is 49 km east of Sinop and 140 km west of Samsun.
From the Wikipedia article Gerze, Sinop (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Carussa
Monument and historic site
Ancient city of Paphlagonia, in modern-day Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Where to stay3
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare9
Map of Gerze
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sinop Airport (NOP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Erfelek 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Sinop 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Yakakent 33 km southeast, about 33 min by car
- Durağan 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Boyabat 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Ayancık 53 km west, about 53 min by car
- Susuz 58 km south, about 58 min by car
- Bafra 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Hanönü 64 km west, about 1 h by car
- Vezirköprü 76 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS053-E-9867 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-186924 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-186923 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS052-E-83006 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, 12volt, CC BY-SA 4.0
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