Taor (Valjevo)
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Taor
Таор | |
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Village | |
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  Taor | |
| Coordinates: 44°07′07″N 19°47′00″E / 44.11861°N 19.78333°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Kolubara District |
| Municipality | Valjevo |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 303 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Taor is a village in the municipality of Valjevo, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 303.
In the surrounding area there are numerous traces of ancient mining activities, including mining of copper and iron. In November 2019 it was announced that the remains of the Byzantine church were discovered close to the Taor Springs. Remains of the Early Byzantium-style church are part of the wider complex, with parts of small fortification and presumably a mining settlement being located for now. It is located at an altitude of 890 m (2,920 ft), on the prehistoric and Antiquity travelling corridor from the valley of the Kolubara river to the Užice depression. Remains from the Stone Age, Iron Age, Antiquity and Middle Ages have been found along the corridor. Church dimensions are 11 m × 7 m (36 ft × 23 ft), it has arched altar area and is surrounded by the dry stone wall made of large chunks of stones and boulders, which is 100 m (330 ft) long and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide.[1]
