Teslić

Teslić
Teslić; Теслић
	Town and municipality
	Serbian Orthodox church near the city centre
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	; Location of Teslić within Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Teslić Location of Teslić within Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Coordinates: 44°36′24″N 17°51′36″E / 44.60667°N 17.86000°ECoordinates: 44°36′24″N 17°51′36″E / 44.60667°N 17.86000°E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Government
• Mayor	Milan Miličević (SDS)
• Municipality	833.97 km2 (322.00 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(s)	53
Website	www.opstinateslic.com

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.

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. The nearby mountain Borja is an attractive tourist destination with two hotels and sports facilities.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	35,933	—
1953	39,764	+2.05%
1971	52,713	+1.58%
1981	60,434	+1.38%
1991	59,584	−0.14%
2013	38,536	−1.96%

According to the 2013 census results, the municipality of Teslić has a population of 38,536 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group	Population 1971	Population 1981	Population 1991	Population 2013^[1]
Serbs	32,756	35,024	32,962	29,041
Bosniaks/Muslims	10,000	11,148	12,802	7,184
Croats	9,467	10,744	9,525	1,442
Yugoslavs	108	3,008	3,465	-
Others	382	510	1,100	869
Total	52,713	60,434	59,854	38,536

Historical sites

About 5 km (3.1 mi) to the South-East from the city center there is a location of medieval tombstones of Duke Momčilo.
Solila on the Borja Mountain

Notable people

Borki Predojević, professional chess player
Dragan Blatnjak, football player
Drago Đurić, former businessman
Vladimir Petrović, football player
Željka Cvijanović, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
Drago Ćosić, Croatian sports commentator
Dragan Bogdanic, Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Republika Srpska

References

↑ "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). popis2013.ba (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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[1] "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). popis2013.ba (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 December 2016.