Tuzla

Tuzla is a ceety an municipality in Bosnie an Herzegovinae. At the time o the 1991 census, it haed 83,770 indwallers, while the municipality 131,318. Takin the influx o refugees intae accoont, the ceety is currently estimatit tae hae 174,558 indwallers. Efter Sarajevo, an Banja Luka, Tuzla is the third lairgest ceety in Bosnie an Herzegovinae, an the seat o the Tuzla Canton an Tuzla Municipality. The name "Tuzla" is the Turkis wird for salt mine, an refers tae the extensive salt deposits foond unnerneath the ceety. The ceety o Tuzla haes Europe's anerlie salt lake as pairt o its central pairk an an' a' haes aroond 100,000 fowk visitin its shores ivery year. The history o the toun Tuzla goes back tae 1510 when Tuzla wis a Turkis garrison toun. Durin the 19t century it passed unner the rule o the Austro-Hungarie Empire, an wis incorporatit intae Yugoslavie in 1918. Geography Tuzla is locatit in the northeastren pairt o Bosnie, settled juist unnerneath the Majevica moontain range, on the Jala river. The central zone lies in an east-wast orientit plain, wi residential auries in the north an sooth o the ceety locatit on the Ilinčica, Kicelj an Gradina hills. The climate is moderate continental. Thare are abundant coal deposits in the region aroond Tuzla. 6 coal mines continue tae operate aroond the ceety. Hintle o the coal mined in the aurie is uised tae pouer the Tuzla Pouer Plant, which is the lairgest pouer plant in Bosnie an Herzegovinae. Climate Twin ceeties Sombor, Serbie Bologna, Italy Osijek, Croatie Pécs, Hungary Al Hoceima, Morocco L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain Saint-Denis, Fraunce Dallas, Texas Delft, Netherlands References Interactive Wab presentation o Tuzla Archived 2011-11-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Bosnie) Freemit airtins