Bor District

For the former district in Sudan, see Bor District (Sudan). For the districts in Russia, see Borsky District.

Bor District Борски округ Borski okrug
District of Serbia
Location of Bor District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Administrative centre	Bor
Government
• Commissioner	n/a
Area
• Total	3,507 km² (1,354 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	123,848
• Density	35.3/km² (91/sq mi)
Municipalities	4
Settlements	90
- Cities and towns	6
- Villages	84

The Bor District (Serbian: Борски округ / Borski okrug) is a district of Serbia. It has a population of 123,848 (2011 census). The administrative centre of the Bor district is Bor and the judicial one, due to tradition, Negotin.

History

The Thracians dominated the region before the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC that weakened and subdued the Paleo-Balkan tribes. The Moesi, a Thracio-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 municipalities:

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

Serbs = 118,721 (81.01%)
Vlachs 16,449 (11.22%)
Romani = 1,529 (1.04%)

Economy

The region is rich in copper and gold deposits, especially in the Bor and Majdanpek areas. Silver has also been discovered but is rare.

References

External links

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Districts of Serbia

Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Syrmia West Bačka

Belgrade	City of Belgrade

Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor

Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar

Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Coordinates: 44°5′N 22°6′E / 44.083°N 22.100°E / 44.083; 22.100

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