Teslić () is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the central part of the Republika Srpska, on the banks of Usora River. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,518 inhabitants, while the municipality has 38,536 inhabitants. About to the south-east from the city center there is a location of medieval tombstones of Duke Momčilo. Also, Solila is located on the Borja Mountain. History The town was settled in the 19th century with the first industrialization of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Main industries are wood products and the chemical industry. Long before Teslić began to rise a nearby village called Čečava existed as one of the oldest places people inhabited, there is archaeological evidence that Čečava existed as early as the 10th century. From 1929 to 1941, Teslić was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Teslić was until the late 1950s among the largest industrial centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today Teslić industry is mostly based on the production of wood, milk, clothing, telecommunications, electro industry, metallic industry and building construction. Teslić is also known as a tourist destination, mainly because of the Banja Vrućica, а health spa for healing cardio-vascular diseases. With a complex of five hotels and a capacity of over 1000 beds, Banja Vrućica has the biggest tourist capacity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearby mountain Borja is an attractive tourist destination with two hotels and sports facilities. Demographics According to the 2013 census results, the municipality of Teslić has a population of 38,536 inhabitants. Population Ethnic composition Economy The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): Notable people Borki Predojević, professional chess player Dragan Blatnjak, footballer Vladimir Petrović, footballer Željka Cvijanović, President of Republika Srpska Dragan Bogdanic, Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Republika Srpska See also Jezera, formerly a village in Teslić Kusići, formerly a sub-village of Jezera Vrela, a village in Teslić Žarkovina, a village in Teslić Usora River Krstova Gora hill (formerly Gračun) References External links Populated places in Teslić Spa towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina