Görele

Görele
Görele
—  Town  —

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Coordinates: 41°02′N 39°02′E / 41.033°N 39.033°E / 41.033; 39.033Coordinates: 41°02′N 39°02′E / 41.033°N 39.033°E / 41.033; 39.033
Country  Turkey
Region Black Sea
Province Giresun
Government
 - Mayor Ertuğrul Melikoğlu (AKP)
Area
 - Total 290 km2 (112 sq mi)
Elevation 158 m (518 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 28800
Area code(s) (+90) 454
Licence plate 28
Website http://www.gorele.bel.tr

Görele is a town and a district of Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey. The population is 16,033 as of 2010.

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Etymology

The name derives from the Italian for coral as the Genoese named the area La Coralla.

Geography

The district is mainly mountainous and watered by streams and rivers running into the Black Sea, the highest peaks are Mount Sis and Haç (Haş). Up to 600m the hillsides are covered with hazelnuts, along with alder, poplars and other deciduous trees. The agriculture of the district is mainly hazelnuts along with some tea planting, beekeeping, and gardening for domestic consumption, while the higher elevations are forest and pasture.

Recently trout farming has begun in the mountain waterways and more importantly the attractive high pasture lands have begun to attract visitors on trekking holidays. Traditionally in this part of the world people would move their sheep and cattle to the high pastures (yayla) for summer grazing and today this has become something of an event with summer folklore festivals in places like Sis Dağı attracting visitors from all over Turkey, who come to hear the Kemençe and watch people dance the Horon. The sale of local costumes and craftwork such as wooden toys and woven goods bring extra income to the district.

The climate is typical of the Black Sea region; it rains in every season and in the high mountains it snows in winter. The mountain hinterland is hard to access, with many dirt roads and the villages are continuously shrinking as the villagers migrate to Turkey's larger cities in search of work.

Görele it self is a large town of 27,000 people on the Black Sea coast. The Black Sea coast highway from Giresun to Trabzon runs through here and Görele is about halfway between the two cities, 70 km from each. There is no real port at Görele so goods and people all come though this coast road, but there is a small fishing fleet. The only industry is hazelnut processing, and in August the whole area is busy with people harvesting hazelnuts and bringing them into town. The coast road has unfortunately spoilt the beauty of the seaside.

The local cuisine includes a special pizza-style pide and a local ice-cream.

Görele has its own kemençe style and tradition. Famous Görelean kemençe players include Tuzcuoğlu Mehmet Ali, Halil Ağa and Picoğlu Osman.

History

There was a Genoese trading post here and the ruins of their castle is 20 km east of the town of Görele today. Chepni Turks arrived Görele from Khorasan during the beginning of the 13/14th century.

From 1878 to 1922, it was a part of Ottoman Trebizond Vilayet. During republic era, it became a part of newly-founded Giresun province.

Görele, like the rest of this coast was occupied by Russian troops for two years during the First World War.

Prominent residents

A number of politicians, musicians and writers came from Görele including:

See also

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