Pensions and Hotels of Amasia :

Tourism Investment Certificated Facilities

Tourism Enterprise Certificated Facilities

Municipality Enterprise Certificated Facilities

Other Resources: Amasya’s hotels web links , Amasya Otelleri by Otel Rehberi and Hoteller .

 Geographical Location of Amasia :

The city of Amasya is situated into the inner parts of Median Black sea area. It is surrounded inclusive of the provinces of  Tokat in the east, Tokat and Yozgat in the south, Çorum in the west also Samsun into the north.

 
The acreage of the Province of Amasya is 5.701 square metres.

 
The total length of the province border is 492 kilometers also has a border extent of 169 kilometers with Samsun, 165 kilometers inclusive of  Tokat, 6 kilometers with Yozgat and 152 kilometers with Çorum.

 
The entire Province have an altitude of 1.150 meters and the city centre has an altitude of 411,69 meters since the ocean level.

 
Amasya is situated between 34º 57’ 06” - 36º 31’ 53” east longitudes also 41º 04’ 54” – 40º 16’ 16” north latitudes.

 
Amasya which has a distance of 336 kilometers to Ankara also 671 kilometers to Istanbul lies from its neighbor provinces in a distance of 92 km. to Çorum, 131 km. to Samsun, 114 km. to Tokat also 196 km. to Yozgat.
The distance of the metropolis center to the districts; 46 km. to Göynücek, 68 km. to Gümüşhacıköy, 90 km. to Hamamözü, 46 km. to Merzifon, 27 km to Suluova and 48 km. to Taşova.

History :

Hamamözü inclusive of 60 houses was depended on Gümüşhacıköy municipality  in 1887. It became a town centre in 1910 then it transformed into a municipal organization in 1972 also it was set up a municipality organization  in the fifth August 1991 finally.
Topography and Transpartition :

The town was built  into  the west of the metropolis. It has border with Gümüşhacıköy into  the east, Çorum’s Osmancık municipality in  the west. Çorum (45 km) and its Laçin town (12 km) into  the south, Gümüşhacıköy municipality and Osmancık municipality of  Çorum in  the north. Its  surface is 202 km² and altitude is 63 m. The distance of town center since Amasya is 95 km.

The town has a climate which is a mixture of middle Anatolian’s arid and Black ocean area’s warm-rainy climates.

The town’s total earth is 131.227 decare. Agricultural land is 45.2 percent of (59.357 decare) forests are 32 percent of (42.000 decare) and pasture is 13.2 percent of (17.300 decare) the total land. 
Population and Government Status :

According to the results of 2000 years census, center of town  population is  1.511. Its  villages’ population is 4.650 also the total number of population is 6,161. According to previous census 0.9 percent of the centre and 13 percent of the villages’ population has decreased. Total decrease is 12.8 percent of the town population.

19 villages moreover 4 districs are connected to county centre. Only single municipality is connected to centre. Except intended two villages (Arpadere and Aşağıovacık)  are colloctive settled.

Economic -  Social state :

The economic life in the municipality isn’t lively. The people in the municipality exist off agriculture also stockbreeding.The tourism salary, due to the scorching spring in the centre of town, supports the economy of the municipality.Generally the young population go to the large cities to work.
The agricultural area is 59.357 decar, its 12.108 decar (20.4 %of the agricultural region) is irrigated by small lakes. The whole agricultural crops are wheat, barley, fiğ haricot bean, chickpea, tabacco, sugarbeet and poppy. Also, greengardening and fruit growing is done. In order to turn the greengardening in the trade and be able to gain salary, the activities of greenhhouse and walnut nursery gardening are carried on via community support association.

There is negative industry foundation in the municipality. The Thermal foundation (3 stars)was set up by the assist of Municipality also Arkutbey thermal spring, the domestic tourism have increased and especially in summer seasons the house boarding have been developed.

The problems of sewer structure and drinking liquid encompass been solved. In the villages of Arpadere also Damladere drinking water systems aren’ t sufficient also there is negative drinking water system in Arpadere and Mağraobruğu settlement. The 50% of villages’ sewer procedure problems encompass been solved. wholly roads of the villages have been asphalted.

 
Education, Culture, Health :

The education process into the municipality and in the districts started in the revolution period.The rate of knowledgeable people is 99%. thither are two primary schools and one poli-programmed highschool in the town center. In three villages mixed classes are knowledgeable.

There is one gymnasium and a foootball field, two health centers in two villages. There are places for relaxing also having picnics like Omarca Pine Forest also a family park built by the municipality. The Kuştepe and Kurban Tepesi parks was previously also constructed by the town.

Hamit Kaplan, who is the owner of a complex log, raised in the city. He put active the national uniform 17 era, he succeeded to be the first in the greako- roman style also in the olympic championship in the Karakucak wrestling. Hamit Kaplan took the gold medallion three times after each other in 1956, the silver medallion into 1960 and the bronze medallion in 1964.

The municipality organizes Hamit Kaplan - Adil Candemir wrestling and cultural festivals in prescribe to sustain the improvement of wrestling which is the sport of our ancestors.extra aim is to sustain the economy of the district and to reinforce the friendship of the citiziens and neighbourhood. The Arkutbey Spa and the Gimpaş Thermal facilities are well known via the neighbour cities because of their healing water.

SPAS of Amasia

A report active 21.08.1987, no 210 via Ankara academia , Ibni Sina Hospital, the Department of Physical medication and Rehabilitation Centre suggested that spa waters into Terziköy, Gözlek, Ilısu and Hamamözü in the interior the metropolis borders of Amasya are from the group of ‘Oligo- Mineral waters’ according to their analysis results.
Illnesses they are efficient  on ;

1. They regulates vegetative nerve procedure. Asthma problem ceases. They regulate tall and short blood strain. They assist you be calm also heal various dermatologic illnesses.
2. They encompass sedative also analgesic effects. They moreover relieve the pain of neuralgia also neuritis, exceptionally in incident of sciatica.
3. They are effective into case of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Komatoid artrid. Ankilozom Spondilit, Acute Arthritis Rheumatism.
4. Degenerative Arthritis Diseases (Artoz).
5. They are effective active female diseases. Dis menore (painful term), Amenore (lack of term), and Parametrit.

Terziköy Spa
It is 35 km from the city centre and located on a 55.000 m quadrangular green earth. Its liquid is 39.5 °C . There is a 72-bedded hotel inclusive of thermal liquid in every room as well as a 45-bedded motel, casino, restaurant, swimming pools, personal cabins, shopping centre, playground, picnic region and distinctive pensions. inclusive of all these facilities, it has an important role in our country’s thermal tourism.
Our province agreed active two contemporary facilities to be constructed in the spa region, one intended the day and the other intended accommodation; although the single for the day have partly been built thus far, also the building activities are going active. On the other pass, accommodation centre has not been started yet.
It was accepted as a tourism centre by the Board of Ministers. Transport to the spa can be completed either into private cars or active public buses.

 
Gözlek Spa
A two-star Gözlek Thermal Facility (256 22 22) is at 22km of Amasya-Göynücek road. Its water is 39.5 °C .It has a cafeteria, restaurant, indoor swimming pool, personal cabins, Turkish Bath, treat baths as well as 17 rooms inclusive of 34 beds, 4 separate rooms also a picnic area.

 
Hamamözü Spa
It is 90km since the metropolis centre also in the centre of Hamamözü town. Its water is 42.5 °C. thither is an old bath (Phone integer:787 60 30) as fine as a three-star Gimpaş Hotel (63 rooms, 136 beds). The hotel has a swimming pool and Turkish Baths.

 
Ilısu Spa
It is 63km since the metropolis centre, into Ilısu Village of Göynücek. Its water is 25 °C.  Thither are not any facilities and accommodation.