Teočak
Teočak Теочак |
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Basic data | ||
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State : | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Entity : | Federation of BiH | |
Canton : | Tuzla | |
Coordinates : | 44 ° 36 ' N , 19 ° 0' E | |
Height : | 470 m. i. J. | |
Residents : | 7,607 (2013) | |
Telephone code : | +387 (0) 035 | |
Postal code : | 75414 | |
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||
Mayor : | Tajib Muminović (SDA / SBB) | |
Website : | ||
Teočak is a municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina . It belongs to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was created by the separation of the southernmost part of the Ugljevik community as a result of the Dayton Agreement after the Bosnian War . The actual municipality Ugljevik is now part of the Republika Srpska .
geography
The municipality is located on the northeast slope of the Majevica Mountains between 300 and 600 meters above sea level. In the west of the municipality there is a large reservoir of the Sniježnica river . Large parts of the municipality are forested.
Teočak includes the towns of Tursunovo Brdo, Stari Teočak, Bilalići, Uzunovići, Jasenje, Ogorelica, Jasikovac, Husejnovići, Centar and Sniježnica.
history
Due to its elevated position with a view of the Sava and Drina plains , Teočak was of strategic importance as early as the Middle Ages and was the site of a fortress. After the conquest of Bosnia by the Ottomans in 1463, it was held by the Hungarians for almost another 60 years - until 1521.
population
At the 1991 census, the districts of Ugljevik, which today mainly form the municipality of Teočak, had 2,861 inhabitants, 2,831 of them Bosniaks. During and after the war, numerous Bosniak refugees from the part of the Ugljevik municipality that fell to the Republika Srpska settled in Teočak, so that the population in 2013 was over 7,600.
Infrastructure
Teočak is connected to Magistral Road 18 ( Bijeljina - Sarajevo ) in the Republika Srpska three kilometers away by an asphalt road link .
Web links
- http://www.radiobehar.com Radio station from Teočak
Individual evidence
- ↑ History on opcinateocak.com ( Memento of the original from March 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.