Things to Do in Şaphane: 4 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Şaphane

• 1 Historic
• 1 Religious
• 1 Nature
• 1 Other

While you are in Şaphane, you can also see the highlights of Kütahya province. These places are in other districts; Şaphane is about 110 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 Şaphane

Suggested time

Half a day

Best time to visit

Summer months (June–August)

Places to visit

4 places

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  Kütahya Mantısı

  Dumplings made from small pieces of dough filled with minced meat, also prepared in Şaphane 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. Cracking the wheat and boiling it with meat for hours is a process that requires patience.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Şaphane

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  Mountain Culture

  Şaphane is a district founded at the foot of the mountain from which it takes its name. Mountain life and the tradition of livestock farming form the foundation of the district's cultural identity.

Local Products

• Şaphane Vişnesi (Şaphane sour cherries) — Şaphane Vişnesi was registered as a protected designation of origin on 27 February 2020 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 486). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruit and vegetables and mushrooms. Registered by: Kütahya Commodity Exchange.
• Wheat and Barley — Wheat and barley grown on Şaphane's farmland are the district's main agricultural products.

Economy

Şaphane's economy is based on agriculture and livestock farming. Wheat, barley and small livestock are the main sources of livelihood.

How to Get to Şaphane

Şaphane is approximately 110 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
• Gediz 5 places Murat Dağı Thermal Springs, Gediz Castle and Gediz Grand Mosque
• 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
• Tavşanlı 7 places Tavşanlı Castle, Kurşunlu Mosque and Tunçbilek Thermal Power Plant Pond