Bor District

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

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

Bor District (Борски округ, Borski okrug) is a district (okrug) of Serbia with seat in Bor. It has a population of 123,848 (2011 census).

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.

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.

Municipalities

The district is divided into four municipalities:

• Bor
• Kladovo
• Majdanpek
• Negotin

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

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

Economy

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

See also

• Districts of Serbia
• Subdivisions of Serbia
• Radio television Bor
• Undiscovered locations in Serbia / Neotkrivene lokacije u Srbiji