Things to Do in Gediz: 5 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Gediz

• 2 Historic
• 1 Religious
• 2 Nature

While you are in Gediz, you can also see the highlights of Kütahya province. These places are in other districts; Gediz is about 80 km from the provincial centre.

• Aizanoi (Çavdarhisar) Ancient City — A Roman city 58 km from Kütahya, built on both banks of the Penkalas Stream at Çavdarhisar; it has one of the best-preserved temples of Zeus in the world, a theatre-stadium complex, a colonnaded street and the Macellum with its price-list inscription, and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2012.
• Kütahya Castle — A castle on a steep hill overlooking the city, built in the Byzantine period and repaired under the Germiyanids and the Ottomans; with its inner and outer walls, its towers and its revolving restaurant, it is the city's best viewpoint.
• Kütahya Grand Mosque — A mosque begun by Bayezid I (Yıldırım Bayezid) between 1381 and 1389 and completed by his son Musa Çelebi after the Battle of Ankara; it is the city's only sultan's mosque.
• Kütahya Tile Museum — A museum housed in the Germiyanid-period Imaret (Yakup Bey Complex) beside the Grand Mosque, displaying examples of Kütahya and İznik tiles spanning the centuries.
• Kossuth House Museum — An 18th-century Turkish house where Lajos Kossuth, leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1849, lived in exile in 1850–1851; here Kossuth wrote the draft constitution he prepared for Hungary.
• Vacidiye Madrasa — A madrasa built in 1314 under the Germiyanids, where astronomy was also taught; today it serves as the Kütahya Archaeology Museum.

Practical Information for Visiting Gediz

Suggested time

1 day

Best time to visit

Winter months (skiing) and summer months (plateau tourism)

Places to visit

5 places

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  Gediz Tarhanası

  Gediz Tarhanası was registered as a protected geographical indication on 13 May 2022 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1108). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Gediz Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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  Kütahya Mantısı

  Dumplings made from small pieces of dough filled with minced meat, also prepared in Gediz using traditional methods.

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  Keşkek

  Traditional dish of cracked wheat and meat cooked slowly for a long time, indispensable at wedding feasts. Keşkek is on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List and is a source of pride for Turkish cuisine.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Gediz

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  Murat Dağı Plateau Culture

  Gediz is known for the plateau (yayla) culture practised on the slopes of Murat Mountain. Going up to the plateaus in summer and livestock farming are an important part of the district's cultural identity.

Local Products

• Gediz Güveci (Gediz casserole) — Gediz Güveci was registered as a protected geographical indication on 10 November 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 946). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Gediz Municipality.
• Gediz Höşmerimi (cheese and flour dessert) — Gediz Höşmerimi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 9 December 2022 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1285). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, desserts. Registered by: Gediz Municipality.

Economy

Gediz's economy is based on agriculture, livestock farming and mining. Wheat, barley and fruit growing are the main agricultural products. The thermal springs of Murat Mountain have tourism potential.

How to Get to Gediz

Gediz is 80 km from the Kütahya provincial centre. Transport is by road.

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Other Districts of Kütahya

• Kütahya Central District 9 places Kütahya Castle, Kütahya Tile Museum and Kossuth House Museum
• Altıntaş 6 places Zafer Airport, Beşkarış Dam and Altıntaş Mound
• Aslanapa 3 places Aslanapa Mosque, Aslanapa Plateaus and Aslanapa Clock Tower
• Çavdarhısar 8 places Aizanoi Ancient City, Temple of Zeus (Zeus Tapınağı) and Aizanoi Stadium and Theatre
• Domaniç 11 places Domaniç Mountains, Near the Tomb of Ertuğrul Gazi and Domaniç Plateaus
• Dumlupınar 7 places Başkomutanlık Historical National Park, Unknown Soldier Monument and Atatürk Headquarters House
• Emet 6 places Emet Thermal Springs, Emet Castle and Emet Boron Plant
• Hisarcık 3 places Hisarcık Castle (Hisarcık Kalesi), Hisarcık Mosque (Hisarcık Camii) and Esire Thermal Springs (Esire Kaplıcaları)
• Pazarlar 2 places Pazarlar Mosque and Pazarlar Çevresi Doğal Alanlar
• Simav 5 places Simav Hot Springs, Simav Castle and Hisarköy Ancient Settlement
• Şaphane 4 places Şaphane Mountain, Şaphane Mosque and Kocaseyfullah Mosque
• Tavşanlı 7 places Tavşanlı Castle, Kurşunlu Mosque and Tunçbilek Thermal Power Plant Pond