Teslić
Teslić (Serbian Cyrillic: Теслић) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the central part of the Republika Srpska, on the banks of Usora River. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,518 inhabitants, while the municipality has 38,536 inhabitants.
Teslić Теслић | |
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Town and municipality | |
Serbian Orthodox church near the city centre | |
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 | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Milan Miličević (SDS) |
| • Municipality | 837 km2 (323 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Town | 7,518 |
| • Municipality | 38,536 |
| • Municipality density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 53 |
| Website | www |
About 5 km (3.1 mi) to the south-east from the city center there is a location of medieval tombstones of Duke Momčilo. Also, Solila is located on the Borja Mountain.
History edit
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 Teslić 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 Teslić industry is mostly based on the production of wood, milk, clothing, telecommunications, electro industry, metallic industry and building construction.
Teslić 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. The nearby mountain Borja is an attractive tourist destination with two hotels and sports facilities.
Demographics edit
According to the 2013 census results, the municipality of Teslić has a population of 38,536 inhabitants.
Population edit
| Population of settlements – Teslić municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1938. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 35,933 | 39,764 | 52,713 | 60,434 | 59,854 | 38,536 | ||
| 1 | Banja Vrućica | 2,637 | 2,181 | |||||
| 2 | Bardaci | 653 | 288 | |||||
| 3 | Barići | 1,151 | 1,350 | |||||
| 4 | Bijelo Bučje | 1,642 | 483 | |||||
| 5 | Blatnica | 2,890 | 1,231 | |||||
| 6 | Buletić | 2,419 | 1,588 | |||||
| 7 | Čečava | 2,616 | 1,581 | |||||
| 8 | Donji Očauš | 328 | 257 | |||||
| 9 | Donji Ranković | 963 | 910 | |||||
| 10 | Donji Ružević | 2,060 | 1,310 | |||||
| 11 | Đulići | 1,512 | 2,086 | |||||
| 12 | Gomjenica | 970 | 582 | |||||
| 13 | Gornja Radnja | 1,033 | 530 | |||||
| 14 | Gornja Vrućica | 1,590 | 387 | |||||
| 15 | Gornje Liplje | 698 | 475 | |||||
| 16 | Gornji Očauš | 959 | 526 | |||||
| 17 | Gornji Ranković | 1,249 | 754 | |||||
| 18 | Gornji Ružević | 661 | 469 | |||||
| 19 | Gornji Teslić | 1,489 | 1,885 | |||||
| 20 | Jasenova | 662 | 216 | |||||
| 21 | Kamenica | 1,667 | 1,300 | |||||
| 22 | Mladikovine | 2,406 | 1,435 | |||||
| 23 | Osivica | 1,214 | 607 | |||||
| 24 | Pribinić | 1,996 | 1,298 | |||||
| 25 | Radešići | 489 | 231 | |||||
| 26 | Rajševa | 763 | 356 | |||||
| 27 | Rastuša | 1,266 | 592 | |||||
| 28 | Rudo Polje | 543 | 740 | |||||
| 29 | Šnjegotina Gornja | 909 | 538 | |||||
| 30 | Stenjak | 1,740 | 1,071 | |||||
| 31 | Teslić | 3,803 | 4,874 | 6,660 | 8,655 | 7,518 | ||
| 32 | Ugodnovići | 927 | 448 | |||||
| 33 | Ukrinica | 1,159 | 649 | |||||
| 34 | Vitkovci | 1,307 | 786 | |||||
| 35 | Vlajići | 839 | 329 | |||||
| 36 | Žarkovina | 486 | 313 | |||||
Ethnic composition edit
| Ethnic composition – Teslić town | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | |||
| Total | 7,518 (100,0%) | 8,655 (100,0%) | 6,660 (100,0%) | 4,874 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 3,571 (41,26%) | 2,465 (37,01%) | 1,951 (40,03%) | ||||
| Yugoslavs | 1,987 (22,96%) | 1,557 (23,38%) | 69 (1,416%) | ||||
| Bosniaks | 1,889 (21,83%) | 1 568 (23,54%) | 1,595 (32,72%) | ||||
| Croats | 766 (8,850%) | 954 (14,32%) | 1,103 (22,63%) | ||||
| Others | 442 (5,107%) | 57 (0,856%) | 102 (2,093%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 51 (0,766%) | 34 (0,698%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 7 (0,105%) | 10 (0,205%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 1 (0,015%) | 1 (0,021%) | |||||
| Albanians | 9 (0,185%) | ||||||
| Ethnic composition – Teslić municipality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | |||
| Total | 38,536 (100,0%) | 59,854 (100,0%) | 60,434 (100,0%) | 52,713 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 29,041 (75,36%) | 32,962 (55,07%) | 35,024 (57,95%) | 32,756 (62,14%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 7,184 (18,64%) | 12,802 (21,39%) | 11,148 (18,45%) | 10,000 (18,97%) | |||
| Croats | 1,442 (3,742%) | 9,525 (15,91%) | 10,744 (17,78%) | 9,467 (17,96%) | |||
| Others | 869 (2,255%) | 1,100 (1,838%) | 204 (0,338%) | 285 (0,541%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 3 465 (5,789%) | 3 155 (5,221%) | 108 (0,205%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 93 (0,154%) | 67 (0,127%) | |||||
| Roma | 43 (0,071%) | ||||||
| Slovenes | 8 (0,013%) | 18 (0,034%) | |||||
| Albanians | 8 (0,013%) | 9 (0,017%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 7 (0,012%) | 3 (0,006%) | |||||
Economy edit
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[1]
| Activity | Total |
|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 290 |
| Mining and quarrying | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 2,910 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 55 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 125 |
| Construction | 445 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,139 |
| Transportation and storage | 252 |
| Accommodation and food services | 527 |
| Information and communication | 20 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 52 |
| Real estate activities | 3 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 85 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 8 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 330 |
| Education | 681 |
| Human health and social work activities | 330 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 29 |
| Other service activities | 117 |
| Total | 7,399 |
Notable people edit
- Borki Predojević, professional chess player
- Dragan Blatnjak, footballer
- Vladimir Petrović, footballer
- Željka Cvijanović, President of Republika Srpska
- Dragan Bogdanic, Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Republika Srpska
See also edit
- Jezera, formerly a village in Teslić
- Kusići, formerly a sub-village of Jezera
- Vrela, a village in Teslić
- Žarkovina, a village in Teslić
- Usora River
- Krstova Gora hill (formerly Gračun)
References edit
- ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
External links edit
- Official website