Teslić ( sr-cyrl, Теслић) is a town in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. It is situated in the central part of Republika Srpska, on the banks of the Usora River. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,518 inhabitants, while the municipality has 38,536 inhabitants. About to the southeast of the town center is the location of the medieval tombstones of Duke Momčilo. Also, Solila is located on the Borja Mountain.

History

The town was settled in the 19th century during the first industrialization of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main industries were the wood and chemical industry. Long before Teslić began to grow, a nearby village called Čečava existed as one of the oldest places people had 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 The Vrbas Banovina or Vrbas Banate ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Vrbaska banovina, Врбаска бановина), was a province (Banovinas of Yugoslavia, banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. It was named after the ...

of the

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" () h ...

. Teslić was until the late 1950s among the largest industrial centers in

. Today Teslić's industry is mostly based on the production of wood, milk, clothing, telecommunications, the electrical industry, metal industry and construction. Teslić is also known as a tourist destination, mainly because of the Banja Vrućica, а health spa for healing cardiovascular 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

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

Population

Ethnic composition

Economy

The following table gives a preview of the total number of registered people employed in professional fields per their core activity (as of 2018):

Notable people

* Borki Predojević, professional chess player *

Dragan Blatnjak Dragan Blatnjak (born 1 August 1981) is a Bosnian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Croatian club Zadar. Club career Previously Blatnjak played for Russian club FC Khimki (until 2010) and Hajduk Split in the Cr ...

, footballer *

Slaviša Gačić Slaviša Gačić (born 20 December 1986 in Teslić, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian Serb professional Association football, football defender who played for FK Proleter Teslić in the First League of the Republika Srpska. Career * FK Prol ...

, professional footballer * Vladimir Petrović, footballer * Željka Cvijanović, President of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Dragan Bogdanić, Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Republika Srpska * , Orthodox saint and child martyr

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teslic Populated places in Teslić Spa towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina