The Bor District (Serbian: Борски округ, romanized: Borski okrug, pronounced [bôːrskiː ôkruːɡ]; Romanian: Districtul Bor) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It has a population of 101,100 inhabitants, according to the 2022 census results. The administrative center of the Bor district is the city of Bor and the judicial one, due to tradition, Negotin. This district is the easternmost district of Serbia and contains the Serbian panhandle that extends into the Romanian border.
Bor District
Борски округ / Borski okrug Districtul Bor | |
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        .jpg)        Images from the Bor District | |
 Location of the Bor District within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 44°5′N 22°6′E / 44.083°N 22.100°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 (2022 census) | |
• Total | 101,100 |
| • Density | 29.4/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-14 |
| Municipalities | 4 |
| Settlements | 90 |
| – Cities and towns | 6 |
| – Villages | 84 |
| Website | borski |
History
editThe 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, Heracles and Dionysus found in Bukovo.[1]
The Roman site of Selište with a 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
editThe district encompasses the city of Bor and three municipalities:
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 144,049 | — |
| 1953 | 151,973 | 5.5% |
| 1961 | 160,096 | 5.3% |
| 1971 | 175,848 | 9.8% |
| 1981 | 180,463 | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 178,718 | −1.0% |
| 2002 | 146,551 | −18.0% |
| 2011 | 124,992 | −14.7% |
| 2022 | 101,100 | −19.1% |
| Source: [3] | ||
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Bor District has 124,992 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
editThe ethnic composition of the Bor district is as follows:[4]
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 97,239 | 77.80% |
| "Vlachs" (Romanians) | 13,313 | 10.65% |
| Romani | 2,244 | 1.80% |
| Romanians (self-declared) | 791 | 0.63% |
| Macedonians | 600 | 0.48% |
| Montenegrins | 452 | 0.36% |
| Yugoslavs | 182 | 0.15% |
| Croats | 179 | 0.14% |
| Albanians | 152 | 0.12% |
| Bulgarians | 149 | 0.12% |
| Muslims | 104 | 0.08% |
| Timoc | 9,587 | 7.67% |
| Total | 124,992 |
Economy
editThe region is a traditionally energy oriented, as it has the hydroelectric 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; silver has also been discovered, but is rare. The giant mining company RTB Bor operates in the region.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pilipović, Sanja. "The Triad Zeus, Heracles and Dionysus: A Contribution to the Study of Ancient Cults in Upper Moesia". CEEOL. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Popovic, Ivana (2003). "Specific variants of gold and silver early zwiebelknopf fibulae from eastern Serbia". Starinar (53–54): 225–239. doi:10.2298/STA0454225P.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from the official website.
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