Mudurnu
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| Coordinates: 40°28′N 31°13′E / 40.467°N 31.217°ECoordinates: 40°28′N 31°13′E / 40.467°N 31.217°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bolu |
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| • District | 1,350.85 km2 (521.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 5,261 |
| • District | 20,536 |
| • District density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Climate | Csb |
Mudurnu is a small town and a district of Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 52 km south-west of the city of Bolu. It covers an area of 1,349 km², and the population (2011) is 20,528 of which 4,936 live in the town of Mudurnu. As of 2010[update], the mayor was Mehmet İnegöl (CHP).
The town has a long history and the name Mudurnu comes from the Byzantine princess Modrene (Μωδρηνή in Byzantine Greek), and the ruins of the Byzantine castle can still be seen above the town. In the 8th century AD, the forces of the Byzantine usurper Artabasdos, commanded by his son Niketas, were defeated at or near this location by the army of the legitimate emperor Constantine V, before being defeated again at Chrysopolis, the same location where Constantine the Great defeated his Eastern rival Licinius.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Mudurnu was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
This is an attractive district of forest and mountain. Mudurnu itself is a historical town with a number of well-preserved Ottoman Empire period houses. A portion of the centre of town has been declared an Historic Preservation District ("Kentsel Sit Alanı").
In 1920, during the Nationalists' push to gain control over the country, İbrahim Çolak with the Kuva-yi Milliye besieged forces loyal to the Porte for three days, May 13 to 15, before taking the town.
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