The Bor District (Serbian: Борски округ, romanized: Borski okrug, pronounced [bôːrskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It has a population of 123,848 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census results. The administrative center of the Bor district is the city of Bor and the judicial one, due to tradition, Negotin.

Bor District Борски округ Borski okrug
District of Serbia
Images from the Bor District
Location of the Bor District within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°5′N 22°6′E
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
Administrative center	Bor
Government
• Commissioner	Miroslav Knežević
Area
• Total	3,507 km2 (1,354 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	123,848
• Density	35.3/km2 (91/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-14
Municipalities	4
Settlements	90
– Cities and towns	6
– Villages	84
Website	borski.okrug.gov.rs

History

The Triballi dominated the region before the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC that weakened and subdued the Paleo-Balkan tribes. The Triballi, a Triballi-Dacian tribe, were defeated by the Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus, the consul of 30 BC. The region was organized into Moesia Inferior in 87 AD by Emperor Domitian.

Hellenistic religious influence is attested through archeological findings in Rovine and Tamnič where Heracles was worshipped, a relief of Zeus, Herakles and Dionysos found in Bukovo.[1]

The Roman site of Selište with necropolis has been excavated in the village of Rogljevo. Silver and gold fibulae from 250–320 AD have been found at sites in Negotin.[2]

Municipalities

The district encompasses the city of Bor and three municipalities:

• Kladovo
• Majdanpek
• Negotin

Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Bor District has 124,992 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the Bor district is as follows:[4]

Economy

The region is a traditionally energy oriented, as it has the hydro-electric power plants of Đerdap: Iron Gate I and Iron Gate II and is also rich in copper and gold deposits, especially in the Bor and Majdanpek areas; also silver has also been discovered but is rare. The giant mining company RTB Bor operates in the region.

See also

• Đerdap national park
• Lepenski Vir
• Trajan's Bridge
• Rajko's Cave
• Bukovo monastery
• Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station
• RTB Bor
• Administrative divisions of Serbia
• Districts of Serbia

References

Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from the official website.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bor District.

• Official website
• Radio television Bor
• Undiscovered locations in Serbia / Neotkrivene lokacije u Srbiji (Serbian)