Gümüşhacıköy

Municipality in Amasya, Turkey

40°52′N 35°13′E / 40.867°N 35.217°E / 40.867; 35.217CountryTurkeyProvinceAmasyaDistrictGümüşhacıköyGovernment

• MayorZehra Özyol (CHP)Population

(2021)^[1]

14,582Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Websitewww.gumushacikoy.bel.tr

Gümüşhacıköy is a town in the westernmost part of Amasya Province of Turkey, 20 km from the larger town of Merzifon. It is the seat of Gümüşhacıköy District.^[2] Its population is 14,582 (2021).^[1] The mayor is Zehra Özyol (CHP).

The name Gümüşhacıköy is an amalgamation of two separate villages Gümüş (silver) and Hacıköy (the village of pilgrims).

Climate

Gümüşhacıköy has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb).

Climate data for Gümüşhacıköy
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	2.0 (35.6)	5.3 (41.5)	10.8 (51.4)	14.9 (58.8)	18.2 (64.8)	20.4 (68.7)	20.3 (68.5)	17.2 (63.0)	12.6 (54.7)	7.3 (45.1)	2.7 (36.9)	11.0 (51.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	40 (1.6)	32 (1.3)	37 (1.5)	47 (1.9)	61 (2.4)	51 (2.0)	19 (0.7)	14 (0.6)	24 (0.9)	31 (1.2)	36 (1.4)	43 (1.7)	435 (17.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[3]

History

The town achieved some prosperity during the 13th and 14th centuries due to the nearby silver mines. Both the Seljuks and the Ilkhans minted coins in the town, then known as Gümüşbazar (Arabic: كمشبازار).^[4]

The town grew and continued to thrive under Ottoman rule. The population shrank as the Ottoman Empire collapsed, and many men of Gümüşhacıköy were lost in the Balkan Wars and the First World War.

Today Gümüşhacıköy is a small town in attractive countryside. Successive generations migrate to larger cities in search of careers leaving an aging and shrinking population behind.

Places of interest

The town has had a rich history and the many Seljuk and Ottoman buildings include urban architecture such as Bedestan (the covered bazaar), Büyük hamam (Turkish bath), and Kabak çeşmesi (fountain) and especially.....
Mosques such as Haliliye Medresesi, Yörgüç Paşa Camii, Darphane Camii, Maden Camii (a converted church).
There is also an attractive picnic area with a waterfall in the forests near the district of Şarlayuk.

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ "Climate data for Gümüşhacıköy". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^ Diler, Ömer; Hinrichs, Johann-Christoph (2009), Islamic Mints (İslam darp yerleri), vol. 2, Istanbul: Spink, pp. 1049–1050, ISBN 978-975-8428-18-2