Aşağıköy Village

Aşağıköy Village combines several official cycling routes with distinctive buildings and a village fountain also known by a second name. Bilecik Municipality identifies Kayıboyu Mahallesi as the new name of the place formerly called Aşağıköy.

Cycling routes with different itineraries

Several official cycling routes in Bilecik lead to Aşağıköy or start there. Route 6 runs for 27 kilometres from Kuyubaşı via Örenköy to Aşağıköy. At 35 kilometres, Route 8 is longer: it leads from Küplü via Kızıldamlar and Yeniköy to Aşağıköy. Both routes end in Aşağıköy, but differ in length and in the intermediate places listed.

Route 12 also ends in Aşağıköy. Its 46-kilometre itinerary starts in Gülümbe and leads via Vezirhan, Kayabeli, Zobran and Örenköy. Route 13 takes the opposite direction as its guide: it starts in Aşağıköy and runs for 52 kilometres to Kızıldamlar Lake. If you would like to combine your stay with cycling, you can use this information to consider the route and stated distance.

For longer connections, Routes 16 and 4 list Söğüt and Bozüyük as their destinations, respectively. Route 16 runs for 62 kilometres from Aşağıköy via Yeniköy to Söğüt. The additional Route 4 is 60 kilometres long and leads from Aşağıköy via Söğüt, Kızılsaray and Hayriye to the Metristepe Victory Monument, and on to Bozüyük. The route distances therefore range from 27 to 62 kilometres; the routes described also differ in their starting points, destinations and listed intermediate stops. This gives you a concrete basis for considering which of these routes may be of particular interest during your stay when choosing your holiday apartment.

Village history in buildings and names

The Kayı-Boyu Monument is ten metres high and classified as a monument from the Republican period. Another familiar local landmark is the Aşağıköy Village Fountain, also called Kırmızı Çeşme. The name refers to another name by which the fountain is known. Together with the Kayı-Boyu Monument, it offers a second, more modest point of interest for anyone who would like to include local names and buildings in their explorations alongside the cycling routes.

The Aşağıköy Village Hamam has a clearly defined layout: its floor plan is rectangular, and it consists of a warm room, a hot room and a furnace room. A square göbek taşı (navel stone) stands in the middle of the hot room. The roof and ceiling forms also distinguish the areas: the hamam is covered by two domes on an octagonal drum, while the furnace room has a vault. These details give the building a distinctive architectural character and make it a subject of particular interest to culturally minded travellers.

The village mosque's reconstruction should be distinguished from the history of its minaret. The mosque was rebuilt in 1995. The year the minaret was built is unknown; however, it is thought to date from the early years of the Republic. In 2017, it was registered as a Group I protected cultural monument on the basis of its construction and the materials used. The Kayı-Boyu Monument adds another historical reference as a further monument from the Republican period. Those interested in architectural history will therefore find different forms and historical classifications here, without conflating them into a single building or period.

You can also explore other destinations: Bozüyük, Söğüt and Bilecik.

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