Teslić

Coordinates: 44°36′24″N 17°51′36″E / 44.60667°N 17.86000°E / 44.60667; 17.86000

Teslić
Теслић

Serbian Orthodox church in Teslić.

Coat of arms

Location of Teslić within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°36′24″N 17°51′36″E / 44.60667°N 17.86000°E / 44.60667; 17.86000
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Region Banja Luka Region
Government
 • Municipality president Savo Kasapović [1] (SNSD)
Area
 • Total 837,97 km2 (32,354 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
 • Total 41,904
 • Density 50,01/km2 (12,950/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) 53

Teslić (Serbian Cyrillic: Теслић) is a town and municipality in north-central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the central part of the Republika Srpska entity. Teslić is located on the Usora River.

History

The town was settled in the 19th century with the first industrialization of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Main industries are wood products and the chemical industry. Long before Tesliċ began to rise a nearby village called Čečava existed as one of the oldest places people inhabited, there is archaeological evidence that Čečava existed as early as the 10th century.

From 1929 to 1941, Teslić was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Teslić was until the late 1950s among the largest industrial centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today Tesliċ industry is mostly based on the production of wood, milk, clothing, telecommunications, electro industry, metallic industry and building construction.

Tesliċ is also known as a tourist destination, mainly because of the Banja Vrućica, а health spa for healing cardio-vascular diseases. With a complex of five hotels and a capacity of over 1000 beds, Banja Vrućica has the biggest tourist capacity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also worth mentioning nearby mountain Borje, an attractive tourist destination, with two hotels and sports facilities.

Demographics

1971

In the 1971 census, the municipality of Teslić had 52,713 residents, including:

1981

In the 1981 census, the municipality of Teslić had 60,434 residents, including:

1991

Teslić at the end of 19th century.

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Teslić had 59,854 residents, including:

Settlements

Settlements (over 1,500 residents), according to the 1991 census:

total: 8,655

total: 2,890

total: 2,637

total: 2,616

total: 2,419

total: 2,406

total: 2,060

total: 1,996

total: 1,740

total: 1,667

total: 1,590

total: 1,512

Historical sites

Notable people

See also

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Teslic.

References

  1. ↑ Election results 2008
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