Why visit Gölhisar
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 5 places to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kibyra.
Weather in Gölhisar
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About Gölhisar
Gölhisar (literal translation: "lake castle") is a town in Burdur Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Gölhisar District. Its population is 16,118 (2021).
From the Wikipedia article Gölhisar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks4
Kibyra
Monument and historic site · 2.3 km
Ancient city of Pisidia, in modern-day Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes5
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History
During antiquity Golhisar was site of an ancient city called Kibyra, the capital of a tetrapolis comprising Kibyra itself, Bubon, Balbura and Inuanda, which according to Herodotus were founded by the Pisidians around 1000BC, Roman ruins including a 180 meter wide theater can be still seen. In the Byzantine era the town was the seat of a Christian Bishopric.
Ibn Battuta visited the small town of Qul Hisar, noting "There is no way to reach it except by a path like a bridge constructed between the rushes and the water, and broad enough only for one horse-man."
Gölhisar became a district on January 13, 1953 with the merger of Uluköy and Horzum Districts. It got its name from the fortress built on the island in the middle of the lake, 6 km from the district.
From the History section of Gölhisar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare9
Map of Gölhisar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Denizli Çardak Airport (DNZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 73 km away.
- Aliveren 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Cumaalanı 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- İmamlar 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Güzelyurt 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Çamköy 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Altınyayla 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Kalınkoz 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Dedebağı 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Yeşildere 17 km southwest, about 17 min by car
- Denizli 79 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Çeşme, 15400 Gölhisar-Burdur, Turkey - panoramio - hursitakinci, hursitakinci, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Horzum, 15400 Gölhisar-Burdur, Turkey - panoramio, hursitakinci, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kibyra Theatre 9919, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yayla (Lütfen siz konumlandırın) - panoramio, hursitakinci, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kibyra View 9817, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9818, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra View towards stadium 9765, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra View towards stadium 9766 panorama, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra View 9816, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9821, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9824, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Aedicula funerary monument 9763, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra View towards stadium 9764, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Odeon 9815, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9825, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9838, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9833, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9813, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9832, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9814, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9811, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9828, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9827, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9812, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9826, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9808, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9829, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9841, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9842, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9806, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9843, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9799, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9800, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9804, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Stadium 9845, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Odeon 9949, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kibyra Agora columnaded street 9866, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, empty, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, empty, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, empty, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, empty, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, empty, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, empty, CC BY-SA 4.0
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