Gölcük is a little town and a summer resort in İzmir Province

Izmir Province

İzmir Province is a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast, whose capital is the city of İzmir. On the west it is surrounded by the Aegean sea, and it encloses the Gulf of İzmir. Its area is 11,973 km.2, population 3.948.848 . The population was 3,370,866 in 2000...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. The name of the town means Little lake.

Geography

Gölcük is a part of Ödemiş

Ödemis

Ödemiş is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. North of Ödemiş, which is 113 km southeast of İzmir, are the ruins of Hypaiapa...

 district which in turn is a part of İzmir Province

Izmir Province

İzmir Province is a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast, whose capital is the city of İzmir. On the west it is surrounded by the Aegean sea, and it encloses the Gulf of İzmir. Its area is 11,973 km.2, population 3.948.848 . The population was 3,370,866 in 2000...

. It is situated around a small mountain lake at 38°19′N 28°2′E. The altitude of the lake is 1049 metres (3,441.6 ft). It is accessible from Salihli

Salihli

Salihli is a large town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey.-Geography:The city of Salihli, the seat of the district, is located on İzmir-Ankara highway and the parallel railway connections. The urban zone is situated on the slopes of Bozdağ mountain chain along the...

 and Ödemiş. Highway distances from certain cities are as follows: 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) from Ödemiş, 38 kilometres (23.6 mi) from, Salihli, and 120 kilometres (74.6 mi) from İzmir.

Administration

The municipality of Gölcük has been established in 1968. Gölcük composes one of the two main quarters of the municipality; the other one being Zeytinlik in the plains, closer to Ödemiş. The total winter population of the municipality is merely 1826. But during summer the population reaches much higher values.

Gölcük as a summer resort

Gölcük is a popular summer resort for people from İzmir, Ödemiş etc. Both the lake and the green forest around the village form a picturesque scenery. Most houses belong to people who live in cities and spend hot summer days in Gölcük.

External links

• http://www.bilgiara.com/bilgi/tfzt-izmir-golcuk/