Gornja Tuzla Explained

Gornja Tuzla
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Name1:Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2: Tuzla
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3: Tuzla
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:13.93
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:3017
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:44.5574°N 18.7624°W
Area Code:+387 (35)

Gornja Tuzla (English: Upper Tuzla) is a town east of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its neighboring town is Simin Han.

History

There is evidence of the prehistoric Vinča culture being present in Gornja Tuzla as early as 5200 BC.[1] The present-day city of Tuzla was first granted status as a town by the reigning Ottoman Empire in 1477. The kadžiluk of Tuzla was established in 1573, with headquarters in Gornja Tuzla. In the mid-seventeenth century, the seat of the kadžiluk was transferred to Donja Tuzla.[2] Gornja Tuzla was part of the Empire's Sanjak of Zvornik in the Bosnia Vilayet. The Hadži Iskenderova mosque in the center of town, built in the 1500s, still stands today.

In about 1884 Austria-Hungary began boring salt in Gornja Tuzla, Simin Han and Donja Tuzla.[3] On 3 October 1943, a day after the city of Tuzla was liberated, Gornja Tuzla was liberated by the 16th Vojvodina Division of the Yugoslav Partisans.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, its population was 3,017.[5]

Ethnicity!width="80px"
NumberPercentage
2,872 95.2%
32 1.1%
1 0.0%
other/undeclared 112 3.7%
Total 3,017100%

Notes and References

  1. Book: Traces of the Past: Unraveling the Secrets of Archaeology Through Chemistry; page 175. 6 August 2008. 9780786725731. 8 April 2015. Lambert. Joseph B.. Lambert. B..
  2. Book: Bosnia and Herzegovina; page 281. 2013. 9781841624495. 8 April 2015. Clancy. Tim.
  3. Web site: Reports from Her Majesty's Consuls on the Manufactures, Commerce, &c. of Their Consular Districts; page 428. 1886. 8 April 2015.
  4. Book: Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War; page 135. 2014. 978-0-19-936543-2. 8 April 2015. Hoare. Marko Attila.
  5. Web site: Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013. Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. December 19, 2021. Bosnian.