Vrela, Teslić
Village in Tešanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Vrela (Cyrillic: Врела) is a village in the municipalities of Teslić (Republika Srpska) and Tešanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVrela | |
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 Interactive map of Vrela | |
  Vrela Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates: 44.636871°N 17.8661512°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika SrpskaFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Region Canton | Sarajevo Zenica-Doboj |
| Municipality |  Tešanj Teslić |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 94 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geography
History
Today, Verla is an individual local community within the municipality. Previously, it was an insignificant part of neighbouring local communities such as Žarkovina and Stenjak within Teslić municipality, or Kalošević within Tešanj municipality. Until 1968 it had a railway station.
During the war in Bosnia, the village was an important border crossing between the then warring Republic of Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where numerous exchanges of POWs, civilians, and casualties were conducted. The area around the Inter-Entity Boundary Line was heavily seeded with land mines and some parts are still considered dangerous.
