The protected Konjuh Landscape Area extends along the canton’s southwestern side as a natural boundary across the four municipalities of Tuzla, Banovići, Živinice and Kladanj. The summit of Konjuh reaches 1,328 metres and is considered accessible year-round; hiking, mountaineering and cycling are possible in Konjuh.
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Nature and Landscape
Bebravska pećina is a natural phenomenon in the protected Konjuh Landscape Area in the municipality of Kladanj. Access to the cave and its surroundings has been improved; solar panels provide lighting inside, making the cave accessible to researchers, tourists and visitors. Organised visits to Bebravska pećina are offered on Saturdays and Sundays at 12:00 for groups of 5 to 30 people.
Ilinčica is part of the natural heritage of the rural area of the municipality of Tuzla and is protected by the state as a protected landscape. Ilinčica can be reached via several hiking trails and has a signposted, 4-kilometre educational cycling trail with information boards about the local flora and fauna. There are also 16 designated picnic micro-sites.
In the vicinity of Tuzla Canton are Oštri Brdo and Vis, both mountains. The vicinity of Tuzla Canton also includes Kik and Rokoc, both peaks.
History and Culture
Djevojačka pećina in Brateljevići contains drawings dating from the Palaeolithic. The necropolis of stećci in Olovci Kladanj at the Kuman archaeological site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016 and comprises 18 medieval tombstones.
The Archaeological Park – Neolithic Pile-Dwelling Settlement reconstructs a way of life from more than 7,000 years ago based on Neolithic finds. Etno avlija Mačkovac is an open-air museum with traditional residential buildings, workshops and watermills.
The earliest documented mention of Stari grad Srebrenik dates from 1333. The Stari grad Srebrenik complex comprises four towers, a castle courtyard, a cistern and a residential building with a basement.
The Sahat-kula in Gradačac was built in 1824 by Husein-kapetan Gradaščević. It is 22 metres high and stands in the old town near several significant cultural monuments. The White Fortress of Husein-kapetan Gradaščević offers a view over Gradačac and its surroundings.
The Hram svetog proroka Ilije in Puračić, together with its movable inventory, is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was built in 1903. The Church of Sveta Petka is also located in the vicinity of Tuzla Canton.
The Sahat-kula in Gračanica is 27.0 metres high, making it the second-highest clock tower complex in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 53rd International Fair of Agriculture and Food Industry – Sajam šljive in Gradačac is the oldest specialised fair in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Places and Orientation
The Slani slapovi in the Panonska jezera complex comprise five cascades and two bathing pools. The Tuzla Tourist Information Centre provides information about sights as well as routes connecting Tuzla with surrounding cities and natural attractions.
More place pages: Hrasno Donje, Gradačac, Lukavac, Živinice Grad, Dubrave Gornje, Gračanica, Tuzla, Srebrenik
