Bor District

The Okrug boron (Cyrillic: Oкруг Бор ), often Borski Okrug (Cyrillic: Борски округ ) called, is a Okrug (German district ) in the east of Serbia. Administrative capital is the city of boron in the same Opština Bor

District

The communities and their management towns in the district of Bor:

Geographical Data

The district boron has an area of ​​3507 km ², with only 33 % of them are flat, the remaining 67 % are mountains. Through him, flowing rivers are the Danube, Timok, Porečka, Kosovica and the smaller river Jasenická Reka.

Population

The population of the entire district is 146 551.

Culture and Tourism

This district is known for its historical and cultural heritage.

Is one of the largest palaces of the emperor Aleksandar Karadjordjević I. from 1856, which also served as quartermaster of Miloš Obrenović in him. Furthermore, the hydropower plant Djerdap located on the border of this district.

Another highlight is the festival Mokranjcevi Dani in the city Negotin, by Stevan Mokranjac, a famous Serbian composer, named.

There are many hiking trails, especially in the communities Kladovo and Negotin.

Economy

Agriculture in this district is an important economic factor.

On the edge of the town of Bor is also one of the largest copper mines in Europe, has started their exploitation in 1904. Over the decades, considerable evidence have surfaced that the mine was used in ancient times for copper recovery.

Furthermore, store numerous gold deposits in the district of boron, but the purity is high enough to be used as jewelry gold can only to a small extent.

Another major employer is the chemical industry in Prahovo. However it is located, as well as numerous other companies, in a bad financial situation.

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