Bor Lake () is an artificial

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

in eastern

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(

Bor District The Bor District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image ...

), at an altitude of , less than from the city of

Bor Bor may refer to: Places Populated places * Bor (Tachov District), a town in Plzeň Region, Czech Republic * Bor, Petnjica, Montenegro * Bor, Russia, the name of many inhabited localities in Russia * Bor District, a district in Serbia ** Bor, Se ...

, and 3 hr 12 minutes away from south east from Belgrade. It is on the road from Bor to

Žagubica Žagubica ( sr-cyr, Жагубица, ; or ) is a village and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. It is situated in the geographical region of Homolje. The population of the village is 2,110 while population o ...

. Hotels and country houses are built around Lake Bor, since it is a tourist attraction.Camping Area Borsko jezero - Bor
, Camping Association of Serbia, retrieved 19/12/2014Borsko jezero
bor030.net, retrieved 19/12/2014Bor Lake - Borsko jezero Lake
panacomp.net, retrieved 19/12/2014 The lake is a result of the construction of a dam of the rivers Valja Dzoni, Marec and part of Zlot (Zlotska reka) which took place in 1959 for the operation of the mining and smelting company

RTB Bor Serbia Zijin Bor Copper, formerly known as RTB Bor, is a copper mining and smelting complex located in Bor, Serbia. History Formation and expansion The first geological explorations of copper ore in Bor area were conducted in 1897 and cove ...

(Rudarsko topioničarski basen Bor DOO). It has a surface area of around . The lowest depth of the water is . It is surrounded by forests. On its shores there is one hotel and one camping. It is popular in the summer, when the water temperature reaches and it has two beaches. There are also winter activities in the area, such as skiing in the close by facilities of the Crni Vrh mountain. Other attractions in the area are the Brestovac Spa, the Stol mountain, Crni Vrh, Lazar's cave,

Lazar's Canyon Lazar's Canyon or Lazar's Gorge () is located at about 10 kilometers from Bor, Serbia, Bor. This is the deepest and longest canyon in Regions of Serbia, eastern Serbia. Because of its steep rocky cliffs, the canyon has not yet been fully examined ...

, Vratna Gates, Bor Zoo and the Gornjak monastery.

Gallery

File:Bor_Lake,_summer.jpg File:Bor lake.jpg, File:Borsko_jezero_u_leto.jpg, File:Bor lake 02.jpg, Bor lake in autumn. File:Bor lake 05.jpg, Bor lake in autumn. File:Bor lake 06.jpg, Bor lake in autumn. File:Bor lake 07.jpg, Bor lake in autumn. File:Bor lake 08.jpg, Bor lake in autumn. File:Bor lake 10.jpg, Bor lake in autumn. File:Bor lake 11.jpg, Bor lake in autumn.

References

{{reflist Bor, Serbia Bor District Lakes of Serbia