Çaydeğirmeni

Çaydeğirmeni is a belde (town) in Devrek district of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. At it is situated in the valley of Alpaslan creek, a tributary of Yenice River. It is north east of Devrek. The population of Çaydeğirmeni is 5130 as of 2010. The area around Çaydeğirmeni was inhabited from the 4th century BC. (late Hellenistic period) The settlement was a stop on an ancient caravan route. But the present town was founded in 1993 after a merger of two villages named Kemerler and Kaypaklar.