Bartın

For the medieval Pomeranian emporium Bartin or Bartin-Zwillipp, see Bardy-Świelubie

Bartın
City
Bartın River. Bartın River.
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Bartın
Government
• Mayor	Cemal Akın (MHP)
Population  (2008)
• Total	47,999
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	74000
Website	Official website

Bartın is a city in northern Turkey, the capital of the province of Bartın.

Formerly a district of Zonguldak Province, Bartın has been made into a province seat in 1991 with the constitution of its province, including 4 districts: the Central Bartın, Amasra, Kurucasile, and Ulus). The city, with a population of c. 48,000, is situated 14 kilometers inland on the Bartın River (Bartın Çayı) which is navigable for vessels between the city and the Black Sea coast. Bartın river is the only navigable river for vessels in Turkey.

History

The history of the antique Parthenios city dates back to 1200 BC, when its area was inhabited by the Gasgas tribe. In the following centuries, the region had entered under the dominance of Hittites, Phrygians, Cimmerians, Lydians, Persians and Macedonians. Later it was part of the Roman Empire and then of the Byzantine Empire, until it fell to the Seljuk Turks and the Candarogullari State between the 11th and the 13th centuries AD. Bartın was conquered by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I in 1392..

Main sights

Bartın is a member of the Norwich-based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions (EAHTR).

Main sights include the castle, two churches, bedesten, the Kuskayasi Road Monument and inziva (seclusion) cave in the city center. Sections of the ancient city like the forum, the council palace, the road of honor, the theatre, the acropolis and a necropolis are now below the ground.

The wooden Bartın houses display the architectural characteristics of the art movements after the Tanzimat Fermani (Reforms Decree).

Climate

Bartın has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb); with high and evenly distributed rainfall the year round. Summers are very warm and humid, and the average temperature is around 21°C in July and August. Winters are cool and damp, and the average temperature is around 6°C in January and February.

Precipitation is heaviest in autumn and early winter and lightest in spring. Snowfall is quite common between the months of December and March, snowing for a week or two, and it can be heavy once it snows.

The water temperature like in the whole Turkish Black Sea coast is always cool and fluctuates between 8° and 20°C throughout the year.

Climate data for Bartın
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	10.0 (50.0)	13.0 (55.4)	17.7 (63.9)	22.0 (71.6)	25.9 (78.6)	28.0 (82.4)	28.2 (82.8)	24.7 (76.5)	20.3 (68.5)	15.5 (59.9)	10.9 (51.6)	18.8 (65.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.4 (32.7)	0.4 (32.7)	2.3 (36.1)	5.9 (42.6)	9.6 (49.3)	13.3 (55.9)	15.6 (60.1)	15.6 (60.1)	12.1 (53.8)	8.9 (48.0)	4.4 (39.9)	2.0 (35.6)	7.5 (45.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	109.0 (4.29)	81.7 (3.22)	73.3 (2.89)	54.8 (2.16)	48.1 (1.89)	72.8 (2.87)	68.5 (2.70)	81.3 (3.20)	94.4 (3.72)	111.4 (4.39)	112.9 (4.44)	126.2 (4.97)	1,034.4 (40.74)
Average rainy days	16.4	14.7	13.9	12.1	10.2	8.9	7.4	6.7	9.0	12.1	13.1	16.9	141.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours	65.1	84	127.1	171	229.4	270	300.7	285.2	219	161.2	102	68.2	2,082.9
Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü

Culture

The city hosts strawberry festivals in spring. The city also has beaches of good quality.

External links

• English Information of Bartın
• Bartın Şehir ve Firma Rehberi
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bartan" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |W1EC= ignored (help)