Kremna is an ancient city located approximately 29 km northwest of our facility.
The oldest known people of this city are the people of Solymos. B.C. VI. The Lydians in the century B.C. Persians in 546 B.C. After Alexander the Great conquered this place in 330, it came under the rule of the Macedonians.
After the death of Alexander the Great, one of his generals, Antigonos, came to power in B.C. It came under the Kingdom of Pergamon in 188 and under Roman rule in 25 BC. From this date to A.D. It remained a Roman colonial city until 395, and when the Empire was divided into two, it came under Eastern Roman (Byzantine) rule in the 11th century. It continued until the 11th century, that is, until Turkish domination. The main structures that have survived in the city are those from the Roman period. The city is surrounded by walls that are two meters wide and 7-8 meters high. The entrance to the city is from the west. The name Kremna, in accordance with the land structure, comes from Greek, "cliff". It means.
The city is one of the exemplary cities built with a grid plan. The Acropolis has a strategic location. Most of the official buildings are concentrated in two small valleys. At the bottom of the two valleys are the Forum, Basilica (Court Hall), Exsedra (Arched Building) and Library structure. In the east of the city, there is a theater on the hillside, and a stoa (shops) below the theatre. In the west, there are structures such as the columned street Propilion (monumental entrance gate) and the Nympheum (Monumental Fountain Building). Between 1971 and 1973, scientific excavations were carried out by Prof. Dr. Jale İNAN from Istanbul University and the library building was unearthed.
