Srebrenik

Srebrenik
Сребреник

Basic data

State :

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entity :

Federation of BiH

Canton :

Tuzla

Coordinates :

44 ° 42 ' N , 18 ° 30' E Coordinates: 44 ° 42 '11 " N , 18 ° 29' 34" E

Height :

Area :

249 km²

Residents :

42,762 (2013)

Population density :

172 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

+387 (0) 35

Postal code :

75350

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Mayor :

Nihad Omerović (SDA / SBB)

Website :

www.srebrenik.ba

Castle in Srebrenik

Srebrenik ( Serbian - Cyrillic Сребреник ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The municipality of Srebrenik with almost 43,000 inhabitants belongs to the Tuzla canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina .

geography

Srebrenik is located about 147 km north of Sarajevo and 35 km north of Tuzla on the route to Brčko in the Tinja valley . The Majevica Mountains extend to the east of the city .

Community structure

In addition to the main town of Srebrenik, the municipality of Srebrenik includes 63 village communities, including:

Cage
Donji Potpeć
Gornji Potpeć
Babunovići
Bare
NNSječe
Duboki Potok
Podorašje
Rapatnica
Sladna
Špionica
Tinja
Zahirovići
Gornji Srebrenik
Ćojluk
Donji Srebrenik
Jezinac
Falešić
Brničani
Seona
Dedići
Behrami
Šahmeri
Moranjci
Uroža
Huremi
Mustafići
Ćehaje
Kosica
Lipje
Jasenica
Previle

history

The castle in Srebrenik is one of the oldest structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1333) and played a major role in defending against Ottoman attacks in the Middle Ages.

The municipality was only affected by the Bosnian War of the 1990s from June 18 to 21, 1992.

traffic

Srebrenik is located on the main road M 1-8 ( Tuzla - Županja / Croatia ) and also has a train station on the railway line from Tuzla to Brčko .

Personalities

Hule Mesaljić , Bosnian turbo folk singer .