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Borovo
Municipality
Borovo Municipality Općina Borovo
Coat of arms of BorovoCoat of arms

Country	Croatia
County	Vukovar-Syrmia
Government
• Municipal mayor	Rado Bosić
Area
• Total	28 km (11 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,133
• Density	180/km (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32227 Borovo
Area code	+032
Website	http://www.opcina-borovo.hr/

Borovo, previously called Borovo Selo, is a village and an eponymous municipality in Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. It is located on the Danube across the border with Serbia, and has a population of 5,133 (2011 census), with 86.56% of the population of Serb ethnicity (2001 census). Borovo development index is between 50-76% of the Croatian average, and therefore, the municipality is part of the Areas of Special State Concern.

Languages and names

On the territory of Borovo municipality, along with Croatian which is officiall in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet. In Serbian Cyrillic village is known as Борово.

Geography

The municipality is located on the Danube river, the second largest European river after Volga. The municipality have total area of 28 km2 (10.8 sq mi). The territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil. Borovo very closely related with the neighboring Vukovar with what is physically connected.

History

Borovo Municipality has been inhabited since the Stone Age. In the younger Iron Age this region was settled by the Celts. During Roman times, several villages and the only crossing over the Danube in the empire existed in this area. Around 1540 Borovo was populated by Serbs who originated from the upper Drina and Polimlje. Church of Saint Stephen the Archdeacon was built between 1761 and 1764. Place became an important regional industrial center during the existence of Yugoslavia. However, after the collapse of Yugoslavia, a large part of the local industry also collapsed. The town have one of the three Serbian radio stations in the region caled Radio Borovo. In 1991, Borovo was briefly in the spotlight as the site of the Borovo Selo killings.