G-47 Kandilli Town of Ereğli District has been the most important production and settlement area of the coal basin for many years. During the period from the opening of the first coal mines in the region to the nationalization after the Republic, many domestic and foreign companies produced. Many production (mechanization workshop, propeller, lamp shop) and social facilities (guest house, school, cinema, church) and lodgings in Çamlı, Aşağı Kandilli and the coastal areas in the region have been destroyed or are in a state of unusable condition. Although there is a 1919-built varagel line and tower with a 30⁰ slope towards the coast and a length of 210 m, called “Paytonbaşı” in the coastal part, 3 km away from Kandilli, it is no longer usable. The building, which is also located on the beach and used as a power plant in the past, is now used for ventilation (extractor). In the center of Kandilli, some of the single-storey and detached lodgings in the garden are used by the employees of the institution, and an important part is empty. Among these, especially the residences located opposite each other on Şehit Asteğmen Metin Köksal Street and the manager’s residence are unique examples of industrial heritage.

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INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
Geosite Relevance
Coal Industry
Main Geological Interest
Mining
Category
Educational
Touristic
Significance Level
National