Bor Lake ( sr, / ) is an artificial

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

in eastern

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

(

Bor District The Bor District ( sr, Борски округ, Borski okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It has a population of 123,848 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census results. The administrative center ...

), at an altitude of , less than from the city of Bor, about south east from Belgrade. It is on the road from Bor to

Žagubica Žagubica ( sr-cyr, Жагубица, ; ro, Jagubița or ) is a village and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. It is situated in the geographical region of Homolje. In 2011, the population of the village is 2, ...

. 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,

Vratna Gates Prerasts of Vratna (, ) or Vratna Gates (, ) are three natural stone bridges on the Miroč mountain, two in the vicinity of the medieval Vratna monastery, and the third farther away into the depths of the Vratna river gorge, in Bor, eastern Se ...

, Bor Zoo and the

Gornjak monastery The Gornjak Monastery ( sr, Манастир Горњак, Manastir Gornjak), also known as Ždrelo (Ждрело), is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Petrovac na Mlavi, Serbia. Gornjak monast ...

Gallery

File:Bor_Lake,_summer.jpg File:Bor lake.jpg, File:Borsko_jezero_u_leto.jpg,

References

{{reflist Bor, Serbia Bor District Lakes of Serbia