Bor
Бор (Serbian) | |
|---|---|
| City of Bor | |
 Bor- photomontage (Panorama of Bor, Brestovac Spa, Cultural center, Dumper in Park Museum, Hotel near Bor Lake, View on Mining and Smelting Basin Bor, Technical faculty) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the city of Bor within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 44°05′N 22°06′E / 44.083°N 22.100°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Bor |
| City status | June 2018 |
| Settlements | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aleksandar Milikić (SNS) |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 47.62 km2 (18.39 sq mi) |
| • Administrative | 856 km2 (331 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
| • Urban | 28,822 |
| • Urban density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Administrative | 40,845 |
| • Administrative density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 19210 |
| Area code | +381 30 |
| Car plates | BO |
| Website | www |
Bor (Serbian Cyrillic: Бор; Romanian: Bor) is a city and the administrative center of the Bor District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city administrative area has a population of 40,845 inhabitants.
Bor has one of the largest copper mines in Europe. It has been a mining center since 1904, when a French company began operations there.[3] With 760 residential buildings, it presents the highest ration of urban area to number of citizens in the country, and is one of top-five cities in Serbia by number of buildings.[4]
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings: Ethnicity (data by municipalities and cities)" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. April 2023. ISBN 978-86-6161-228-2. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Bor (Serbia) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ "Јединствена евиденција стамбених заједница" [Unique record of residential buildings]. Republic Geodetic Authority of Serbia. Retrieved 2018-12-05.