Bor, Serbia
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Bor is a copper mining town in Serbia, with one of the largest copper mines in Europe. It is the administrative center of the Bor District of Serbia.
Since the mid-1990s and during the time of sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, production in this mine has dropped significantly since the very prosperous 1970s and 1980s. This is both due to diminishing reserves and the inability to obtain new equipment that would most efficiently gather the remaining ore, which is no longer of high grade. Copper mining is the only basis of Bor's economy and the effects of decreased production can be seen all over the town.
In 1991, the town had 60,000 residents and the numbers from the last census have not been released. Many people left the city because of air pollution.
Bor is a very nicely built city in an area called Timocka Krajina. It is surrounded by many beautiful places such as Banjsko Polje, Brestovacka Banja, Bor Lake, and Stol Mountain and is very close to the mountain Crni Vrh. Just outside Bor is a village by the name of Brestovac.
Bor has a population of around 40 000 people.
External links
- Bornet (http://www.bornet.ca)
- Bor Online (http://www.bor-online.com)
- Timocka Krajina (http://www.etos.co.yu)Template:SM-geo-stub