Vrela () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Teslić Teslić ( sr-cyrl, Теслић) is a town in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the central part of Republika Srpska, on the banks of the Usora (river), Usora River. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,518 inhabita ...

(

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 ...

) and

Tešanj Tešanj ( cyrl, Тешањ) is a town and municipality located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 43,063 inhabitants, whil ...

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 ...

Geography

It is bordered by the river Usora to the north and hills to the south, the Škrebin Kamen hill (literally: Škreba's Rock) to the west and the Kalošević village to the east. It is the first settlement of the Teslić municipality encountered when approaching from

Doboj Doboj ( sr-Cyrl, Добој, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Bosna (river), Bosna river, in the northern region of Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 inhabita ...

History

Today, Verla is an individual local community within the municipality. Previously, it was an insignificant part of neighbouring local communities such as

Žarkovina Žarkovina (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Жарковина'') is a village near Teslić, in Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located abt 4 km to the north from Teslić, on the left side of the Usora river. According to the 1991 cen ...

and Stenjak within Teslić municipality, or

Kalošević Kalošević is a village in the municipalities of Teslić (Republika Srpska) and Tešanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situa ...

within

municipality. Until 1968 it had a railway station. During the

war in Bosnia The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incidents, the war is commonly seen as ha ...

, the village was an important border crossing between the then warring Republic of Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where numerous exchanges of

POWs A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...

, civilians, and casualties were conducted. The area around the

Inter-Entity Boundary Line The Inter-Entity Boundary Line (IEBL; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Međuentitetska linija razgraničenja, Међуентитетска линија разграничења) is the administrative line that subdivides Bosnia and Herzegovina into two entities ...

was heavily seeded with

land mines A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon often concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets as they pass over or near it. Land mines are divided into two types: anti-tank mines, whi ...

and some parts are still considered dangerous.

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, its population was 94, with 32 living in the Tešanj part and 62 living in the Teslić part.

References

Populated places in Tešanj Populated places in Teslić {{ZenicaDobojCanton-geo-stub