Taşköprü

Taşköprü lies in the valley of the Gökırmak east of Kastamonu. Nearby stood ancient Pompeiopolis, founded after the Roman general Pompey's campaigns in Anatolia and named for him. The remains of the city on Zımbıllı Hill overlook a fertile plain enclosed by the mountains of Paphlagonia. The later town took its Turkish name from a stone bridge, recalling the river crossing that joined the settlements of the valley.