Today, Banja Luka, with population of about 250.000, is the biggest city of the Republic of Srpska and the second biggest in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city represents the administrative, economic, cultural and university center of the Republic of Srpska. The city is located in the valley, at the 164 m above the sea level, where the Dinaric Alps from the south descend into the Panonnian Basin in the north.
Banja Luka has mild-continental climate with warm summers and mildly cold winters. The average annual temperature is 10,7 °C (July 21,3°C/January 0,8°C). The city is in the Central European Time Zone (GMT +1). More information on the city, its history, culture and sport, as well as tourist attraction can be found on official web presentation of Banja Luka City and Tourist Board.
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