Bor District
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Bor District is a district (okrug
Okrug
Okrug is an administrative division of some Slavic states. The word "okrug" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "district", or "region"....
) of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
with seat in Bor
Bor, Serbia
Bor is a town and municipality located in eastern Serbia, with one of the largest copper mines in Europe and it has been a mining centre since 1904, when a French company began operations there. It is the administrative center of the Bor District of Serbia...
. It has a population of 123,848 (2011 census).
History
The ThraciansThracians
The ancient Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting areas including Thrace in Southeastern Europe. They spoke the Thracian language – a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family...
dominated the region before the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC that weakened and subdued the Paleo-Balkan tribes. The Moesi
Moesi
The Moesi were a Daco-Thracian tribe who inhabited present day Serbia and Bulgaria, part of the then Roman province of Moesia, which was named after them in 87 AD by the Romans after the Romans under Crassus defeated them in the 29 BC.- History :...
, a Thracio-Dacian tribe, were defeated by the Roman army
Wars of Augustus
The Wars of Augustus refer to the military campaigns undertaken by the Roman government during the sole rule of the founder-emperor Augustus . This was a period of 4-5 years when almost every year saw major campaigning, in some cases on a scale comparable to the Second Punic War , when Roman...
under Marcus Licinius Crassus, the consul
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
of 30 BC.The region was organized into Moesia Inferior in 87 AD by Emperor Domitian
Domitian
Domitian was Roman Emperor from 81 to 96. Domitian was the third and last emperor of the Flavian dynasty.Domitian's youth and early career were largely spent in the shadow of his brother Titus, who gained military renown during the First Jewish-Roman War...
.
Hellenistic religious influence
Hellenistic religion
Hellenistic religion is any of the various systems of beliefs and practices of the people who lived under the influence of ancient Greek culture during the Hellenistic period and the Roman Empire . There was much continuity in Hellenistic religion: the Greek gods continued to be worshiped, and the...
is attested through archeological findings in Rovine
Rovine
Rovine may refer to:* Battle of Rovine * Rovine, a district in Craiova municipality, Dolj County* Rovine, a village in Reviga Commune, Ialomiţa County...
and Tamnič
Tamnič
Tamnič is a village in the municipality of Negotin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 349 people....
where Heracles
Heracles
Heracles ,born Alcaeus or Alcides , was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus...
was worshipped, a relief
Relief
Relief is a sculptural technique. The term relief is from the Latin verb levo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is thus to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane...
of Zeus
Zeus
In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...
, Herakles and Dionysos found in Bukovo
Bukovo
Bukovo is a village in the Bitola municipality near the town of Bitola in the Republic of Macedonia. The village is famous for its very spicy paprika.-History:...
.
The Roman site of Selište
Selişte
Selişte or Seliştea may refer to several places:in Romania:* Selişte, a village in Petriş Commune, Arad County* Seliştea, a village in Cărand Commune, Arad County* Seliştea, a village in Mileanca Commune, Botoşani County...
with necropolis
Necropolis
A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
has been excavated in the village of Rogljevo
Rogljevo
Rogljevo is a village in the municipality of Negotin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 183 people. It is known by historic wine cellars, like, touristic more popular, nearby village of Rajac....
. Silver and Gold fibulae from 250-320 AD have been found at sites in Negotin.
Municipalities
The district is divided into four municipalities:- BorBor, SerbiaBor is a town and municipality located in eastern Serbia, with one of the largest copper mines in Europe and it has been a mining centre since 1904, when a French company began operations there. It is the administrative center of the Bor District of Serbia...
- KladovoKladovoKladovo is a town and municipality in the Bor District of eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube river...
- MajdanpekMajdanpekMajdanpek is a town and municipality in Bor District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the municipality of Majdanpek has a population of 18,179 people, while the town of Majdanpek has a population of 7,367....
- NegotinNegotinNegotin is a town and municipality in the Bor District of north-eastern Central Serbia. It is situated near the borders between Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. It is the judicial center of the Bor District. The population of the town is 16,716 while municipality has 36,879.-Name:The etymology of the...
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2002 census):- SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
= 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 SerbiaDistricts of SerbiaDistricts , officially called administrative districts are the administrative units of Serbia, comprising several municipalities and/or cities each. They are defined by the Government of Serbia's Enactment of 29 January 1992. Districts are regional centers of state authority and they do not have...
- Subdivisions of SerbiaSubdivisions of SerbiaThe territorial organization of Serbia is regulated by the Law on Territorial Organization, adopted by the National Assembly of Serbia on 29 December 2007...
- Radio television Bor
- Undiscovered locations in Serbia / Neotkrivene lokacije u Srbiji