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i would like to have some informations about tuzla and plehan...about the history, the place in general.. thanks

Tuzla is located in NE part of Bosnia&Herzegovina, Tuzla county (kanton), on the southeast slopes of the Majevica Mountaine. Tuzla is known for salt-production. Today, the most important problems of Tuzla are air pollution and ecology in general. Check www.bhtourism.ba/eng/tuzla.wbsp for more info on history.Also, members.virtualtourist.com/m/38650/57c24/ has an interesting short page about the city.
Plehan is located approx 10km from Derventa (towards Doboj),today, Serbian County (kanton). Until 19th century it was part of the Osman empire (as was the rest of B&H). Franciscans were strong in this area and despite problems with the Empire, in the 1870 the new church was built for Catholic inhabitants.Franciscans were known as spiritual guides, educators and "healers". In the 19th century, Austrians built a railway connecting Bosanski Brod-Sarajevo which proved to be important for development of this area. The church was expanded at the beginning of 20th Century and the monastery was built in 1931. St. Mark's church and the monastery were destroyed in 1992.