Mudurnu

Mudurnu is a small town in Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 52 km south-west of the city of Bolu. It is the seat of Mudurnu District. Its population is 5,379 (2021). The mayor is Necdet Türker (MHP), elected in 2019.

Key facts

Turkey place.type: municipality
Turkey place.name: Mudurnu
Turkey place.image_skyline: Mudurnu062007 7391.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: Old houses in Mudurnu
Turkey place.province: Bolu
Turkey place.district: Mudurnu
Turkey place.leader_party: MHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Necdet Türker
Turkey place.population_total: 5379
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2021
Turkey place.blank1_name: Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info: Csb

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Population: 19327
Image: Mudurnu june 2019 2825 panorama.jpg

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urban population: 5208
Commons category: Mudurnu
rural population: 22029
native label: مدرنی
name in kana: ムドゥルヌ

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==History== The town has a long history and the name Mudurnu comes from the Byzantine princess Modrene (Μωδρηνή in Byzantine Greek), and the ruins of the Byzantine castle can still be seen above the town. In the 8th century AD, the forces of the Byzantine usurper Artabasdos, commanded by his son Niketas, were defeated at or near this location by the army of the legitimate emperor Constantine V, before being defeated again at Chrysopolis, the same location where Constantine the Great defeated his Eastern rival Licinius.