Sürmene

Sürmene is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 166 km², and its population is 25,950. In ancient times the town of Hyssus or Hyssos was nearby. The mayor is Rahmi Üstün.
Sürmene is situated some east of Trabzon. Known in antiquity also as Susarmia or Augustopolis, it lies on the River Kora and is best known as the place where Xenophon and his Ten Thousand fell sick after eating wild honey, an event which was confirmed by the local people. In the village of Kastil, to the west of Sürmene, stands a ruined medieval castle as well as the impressively restored 18th-century Yakupoğlu Memiş Ağa Konağı mansion. This was formerly the seat of the Yakupoğlu family, who lived here as rulers of the surrounding region relatively free of interference from the Ottoman government in faraway Constantinople/Istanbul.

Economy

Historically, Sürmene produced small amounts of manganese. The area also had mineral springs, and shipped bottled water to Istanbul.

There are 37 neighbourhoods in Sürmene District:

According to WWF the largest amount of endemic flora is to be found in the Ağaçbaşı yayla in Sürmene.