Bor (Tachov District)
Appearance
Bor | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 49°42′44″N 12°46′25″E / 49.71222°N 12.77361°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Plzeň |
District | Tachov |
Municipality | Bor (Tachov District) |
First mentioned | 1263 |
Government | |
• Mayor | František Podlipský |
Area | |
• Total | 116.52 km2 (44.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,334 |
• Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 348 02 |
Website | www.mubor.cz |
Bor (German: Haid) is a town in the Pilsen Region of the Czech Republic. It lies some 50 km (30 mi) to the west from the region capital of Pilsen. It is also the seat of the Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Tachov Municipality with Extended Competence.
Interesting Facts
The popular TV series Hospital at the End of the City (Czech: Nemocnice na kraji města) takes place in Bor.
People from Bor
- Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1834-1921), German nobleman and politician
Resources
- Czech Statistical Office (2005), Vybrané údaje podle správních obvodů obcí s rozšířenou působností a správních obvodů obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem k 31. 12. 2005, retrieved 2005-03-08[permanent dead link]
External links
- Media related to Bor (Tachov District) at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipal website Template:Cz icon