Kalesija

Kalesija
Калесија

Basic data

State :

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entity :

Federation of BiH

Canton :

Tuzla

Coordinates :

44 ° 27 ' N , 18 ° 53' E Coordinates: 44 ° 26 '34 " N , 18 ° 52' 31" E

Height :

260 m. i. J.

Area :

201 km²

Residents :

33,053 (2013)

Population density :

164 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

+387 (0) 35

Postal code :

75260

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Mayor :

Sead Džafić (independent)

Website :

www.kalesija.ba

Kalesija ( Serbian - Cyrillic Калесија ) is a place and one of 13 municipalities in the canton of Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The municipality is located in the Upper Spreča Valley and belongs to the Federation , one of two entities in the country.

geography

Aerial view of the city center

Kalesija is located halfway between Tuzla and Zvornik at the foot of the Majevica Mountains and on the edge of the Spreča valley , which rises a few kilometers to the east. Tuzla is 22 kilometers to the northwest.

The municipalities include Brezik, Bulatovci, Dubnica, Hrasno Donje, Hrasno Gornje, Jajići, Jeginov Lug, Jelovo Brdo , Kalesija, Kalesija (selo), Kikači, Kulina, Lipovice, Memići, Miljanovci, Petrovice, Prnjavor, Rainci Donji, Rainci Gornji, Sajtovići, Sarači, Seljublje, Staro Selo, Tojšići, Vukovije Donje, Vukovije Gornje, Zolje and Zukići. The places Borogovo, Caparde, Hajvazi, Kosovača, Kusonje, Mahala, Matkovac, Rakino Brdo, Sajtovići, Šeher and Viličevići now belong to the Osmaci municipality. The places Gojčin, Osmaci and Zelina are divided between the two municipalities.

The neighboring municipalities are Sapna in the north, Kladanj , Šekovići and Osmaci in the south, and Tuzla and Živinice in the west.

history

About a month after the beginning of the Bosnian War , Kalesija was attacked for the first time by troops of the Bosnian Serbs on May 2, 1992 and captured by May 11, 1992. However, on May 23, 1992, the government army was able to regain the city.

In 1995, the Dayton Treaty officially divided the Kalesija community . The southern part of the municipality - about a quarter of the total area - fell to the Republika Srpska and has since formed the municipality of Osmaci ; the larger northern part belongs to the BiH Federation as the municipality of Kalesija.

population

In 1991 the municipality of Kalesija had 41,795 inhabitants; 79.5% of them described themselves as Bosniaks and 18.4% as Serbs . In the area of today's Osmaci municipality, however, the Serbs were in the majority.

In connection with the disappearance of the predominantly Serbian villages in the east and the influx of around 4,000 refugees from Zvornik and Bijeljina , the population today consists almost exclusively of Bosniaks.

sons and daughters of the town

Maid Halilović (* 1976), Bosnian turbo folk singer

Infrastructure

Tuzla Airport is located near the Vukovije district west of Kalesija .

places

Jelovo Brdo