Hereke Castle
Hereke Castle is a fort in Körfez İlçesi, Kocaeli Province. Hereke Castle is situated nearby to the hospital Derince EAH Hereke Semt Polikliniği, as well as near the bus station Hereke Terminal.Photo: Kocaeligönüllüsü, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fortress in Kocaeli District
- Also known as: “Tarihi Hereke Kalesi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaiser II. Wilhelm Mansion and Hereke railway station.
Kaiser II. Wilhelm Mansion
Manor estate
Photo: Kocaeligönüllüsü, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaiser II. Wilhelm Mansion is a manor estate, which is situated 270 metres southeast of Hereke Castle.
Hereke railway station
Railway station
Hereke railway station is a railway station in Hereke, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates four daily regional trains between Istanbul and Adapazarı that stop at the station. Hereke railway station is situated 290 metres east of Hereke Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dilovası and Diliskelesi.
Dilovası
Town
Dilovası is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 125 km2, and its population is 53,416. The district Dilovası was created in 2008 from part of the district of Gebze, along with the districts Darıca and Çayırova. Dilovası is situated 7 km west of Hereke Castle.
Diliskelesi
Suburb
Diliskelesi is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Dilovası, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its population is 10,910. It is a port on the north side of the Gulf of İzmit. Diliskelesi is situated 8 km west of Hereke Castle.
Demirciler
Village
Demirciler is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Dilovası, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Demirciler is situated 8 km northwest of Hereke Castle.
Hereke Castle
- Categories: castle, fortress, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Körfez İlçesi, Kocaeli Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.78433° or 40° 47′ 4″ northLongitude
29.61287° or 29° 36′ 46″ eastInception
1326Open location code
8GGFQJM7+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1291245620OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q106858944
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In Other Languages
“Hereke Castle” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Hereke Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hereke Kalesi Amfi Tiyatrosu and Derince EAH Hereke Semt Polikliniği.
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