Borovo, Croatia
| Borovo Борово (Serbian) |
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| Borovo Municipality Općina Borovo |
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![Location of Borovo Борово (Serbian)[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Op%C4%87ina_Borovo-%D0%9E%D0%BF%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE.jpg) |
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 Borovo
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| Coordinates: 45°23′N 18°58′E / 45.383°N 18.967°E | ||
| Country |
 Croatia
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| Region | Podunavlje | |
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 Vukovar-Srijem
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| Government | ||
| • Municipal mayor | Zoran Baćanović (SDSS) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 5,056 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 32227 Borovo | |
| Area code(s) | +032 | |
| Official languages | Croatian, Serbian | |
| Website | www |
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![Coat of arms of Borovo Борово (Serbian)[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Borovo_municipality.png)
Borovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Борово), (meaning "of the pines") locally known as Borovo selo (Borovo village, to distinguish it from relatively new nearby settlement of Borovo naselje), is a village and an eponymous municipality in Vukovar-Srijem County in eastern Croatia.
The municipality is located on the Danube river, the second longest European river. The municipality has a total area of 28 km2 (10.8 sq mi). The territory of the municipality is almost completely flat, very fertile black soil. Borovo is closely related with neighboring Vukovar, to which it is physically connected. It is connected by the D519 highway to the rest of country.
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. The Church of St Stephen the Archdeacon was built between 1761 and 1764.
Borovo became an important regional industrial center during the existence of Yugoslavia. In the period between the two world wars, Bata Shoes opened one of their major factories in Borovo. In 1935 Borovo even included and airfield and Yugoslav airliner Aeroput connected the town with regular flights to Belgrade and Zagreb.
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 called Radio Borovo.
In 1991, Borovo became the site of the Borovo Selo killings.
Borovo has a population of 5,056, with 89.73% of the population of Serb ethnicity (2011 census).
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