Tešanj

Tešanj
Тешањ

Basic data

State :

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entity :

Federation of BiH

Canton :

Zenica-Doboj

Coordinates :

44 ° 37 ' N , 17 ° 59' E Coordinates: 44 ° 36 '45 " N , 17 ° 59' 12" E

Height :

230 m. i. J.

Area :

160 km²

Residents :

46,135 (2013)

Population density :

288 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

+387 (0) 32

Postal code :

74260

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Mayor :

Suad Huskić ( SDA )

Website :

www.opcina-tesanj.ba

Clock tower and fortress in the old town of Tešanj

Tešanj ( Cyrillic Тешањ) is a small town in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is the capital and administrative seat of the municipality of the same name in the Zenica-Doboj canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina .

history

Tešanj was first mentioned in 1461 under its current name.

The city was the location of the Bosnian tragic comedy Gori vatra by director Pjer Žalica (2003).

geography

The town of Tešanj is located at an altitude of 230 m in the valley of the Tešanjka , a right tributary of the Usora .

Neighboring municipalities are Doboj , Doboj Jug , Maglaj , Teslić and Usora.

population

At the 1991 census, the municipality of Tešanj had 48,480 inhabitants.

Bosniaks : 34,941 (72.07%)
Serbs : 8,929 (18.41%)
Croatians : 3,071 (6.33%)
Yugoslavs : 1,047 (2.15%)
Others: 492 (1.04%)

6,015 people lived in the city proper.

Bosniaks : 4,977 (82.74%)
Serbs : 308 (5.12%)
Croatians : 253 (4.21%)
Yugoslavs : 392 (6.52%)
Others: 85 (1.41%)

The municipality includes 42 places: Bukva, Blaževci (part), Bobare, Ćaglici, Ćifluk, Dobropolje, Drincici, Džemilic Planje, Hrvatinovići, Jablanica, Jevadžije, Jelah (Jelah, Jelah-polje, Potocani, Cerov Karadošević), Rosulje , Koprivci, Kraševo, Lepenica, Logobare, Lončari (part), Ljetinić, Mrkotić, Miljanovci, Medakovo, Mekiš, Novo Selo, Novi Miljanovci, Oraš Planje, Piljužići, Putešić, Raduša, Ripače, Šrelovi, Všanj, Trepčeče (Part) and Vukovo.

economy

Tešanj is predominantly agricultural. Fruit growing has played an important role since the 19th century. In the place Jelah there is a larger commercial and industrial area.

traffic

The M4 main road, which connects Doboj with Teslić and Banja Luka , runs in the Usora valley .

sons and daughters of the town

Esad Plavi (* 1965), turbo-folk singer
Avdija Vršajević (* 1986), football player
Salih Selimović (* 1944), historian

swell

Strategy for the development of the municipality of Tešanj, 2007 - 2015 (PDF file; 537 kB)

Web links

Commons : Tešanj - collection of images, videos and audio files