Priboj ( sr-Cyrl, Прибој, ) is a town and municipality located in the

Zlatibor District The Zlatibor District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the western, mountainous part of Serbia. The district was named after the mountain region of Zlatibor. According to t ...

of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town is 14,920, while the population of the municipality is 27,133.

Geography

The municipality of Priboj is located between municipality of Čajetina in the north, municipality of Nova Varoš in the east, municipality of Prijepolje in the south-east, border with

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in the south-west, and border with

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in the north-west. A Bosnian-Herzegovinian exclave ( Međurječje village) is surrounded by the Priboj municipality. The town of Priboj lies on the river Lim. It is 5 km away from Uvac, a smaller river that is the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.

Climate

Priboj has an

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: ''Cfb'').

History

The hamlet of Jarmovac south of Priboj is the site of a prehistoric copper mine shaft which is one of the first evidences of human

metallurgy Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the sc ...

, first identified in 1937, now dated to the 4th millennium BCE in the late Vinča culture. During the medieval times, the region around modern city of Priboj in the lower valley of the Lim river was called "Dabar" and it belonged to the medieval

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...

until the Turkish invasion in the middle of 15th century. Between 1459 and 1463, the town of Priboj was first mentioned in written documents of the

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Settlements

Aside from the town of Priboj, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Banja * Batkovići * Brezna * Bučje * Dobrilovići *

Živinice Živinice ( sr-cyrl, Живинице) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, south of Tuzla. As of 2013, it has a ...

* Zabrđe *

Zabrnjica Zabrnjica is a village in the municipality of Priboj Priboj ( sr-Cyrl, Прибој, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town is 14,920, while the population of the municipa ...

Zagradina Zagradina is a village in the municipality of Priboj Priboj ( sr-Cyrl, Прибој, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town is 14,920, while the population of the municipa ...

Zaostro Zaostro is a village in the municipality of Priboj Priboj ( sr-Cyrl, Прибој, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town is 14,920, while the population of the municipali ...

* Jelača *

Kalafati Kalafati is a village in the municipality of Priboj Priboj ( sr-Cyrl, Прибој, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town is 14,920, while the population of the municipal ...

* Kaluđerovići * Kasidoli * Kratovo *

Krnjača Krnjača ( sr-cyr, Крњача, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Palilula. Location and population Krnjača is located on the left bank of the Danube, across the Belg ...

* Kukurovići * Mažići * Miliješ * Plašće * Požegrmac * Pribojska Goleša * Pribojske Čelice * Rača * Ritošići * Sjeverin * Sočice * Strmac * Hercegovačka Goleša * Crnugovići * Crnuzi * Čitluk * Akmačići

Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Priboj has 27,133 inhabitants with 49.4% of the municipality's population living in the urban areas.

Ethnic groups

In 1991, the population of the Priboj municipality numbered 35,951 people, and was composed of

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...

(67.26%),

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

(30.39%) and others. Most of those who in 1991 census declared themselves as ethnic Muslims, in the next census in 2002 declared themselves as

Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzeg ...

, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by ethnicity. In 2002, the population of the Priboj town numbered 19,564 people, and was composed of Serbs (13,386), Bosniaks (4,396), ethnic Muslims(1,042) and others. As of 2011, most of Priboj's population is of Serbian ethnicity (75.9%), with nearly 21.2% being Bosniaks and

. The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Economy

Today, most of Priboj's economy is based on agriculture, services and partly industry. Priboj is home to the FAP Corporation, which pushed Priboj's development during the 1970s and 1980s, when it was one of the biggest producers of trucks and buses in the former Yugoslavia. Since the 1990s, FAP has been working in limited capacity and since the 2010s its only remaining production is military-oriented. As of September 2017, Priboj has one of 14

free economic zone Free economic zones (FEZ), free economic territories (FETs) or free zones (FZ) are a class of special economic zone (SEZ) designated by the trade and commerce administrations of various countries. The term is used to designate areas in which co ...

s established in Serbia. The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):

Image gallery

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Notable people

* Mustafa Hasanagić (b. 1941), footballer * Slavenko Kuzeljević (b. 1958), football manager and former player *

Ana Bekuta Nada Polić (; born 6 September 1959), better known as Ana Bekuta (Ана Бекута), is a Serbian singer. She debuted in 1985 with her first album, she has a career spanning over three decades. Since 2011, Bekuta has held her annual concert ...

(b. 1959), folk singer * Alem Toskić (b. 1982), handball player * Mirsad Terzić (b. 1983), handball player * Ahmet Delić (b. 1986), footballer *

Aleksandar Prijović Aleksandar Prijović ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Пpиjoвић, ; born 21 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League club Western United. Born in Switzerland, Prijović played for the Serbia national team ...

(b. 1990), footballer * Željka Nikolić (b. 1991), handball player *

Amela Terzić Amela Terzić (Serbian Cyrillic: Амела Терзић, born 2 January 1993) is a Serbian middle-distance runner. She won two gold medals at 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn and was the junior champion at the 2012 Euro ...

(b. 1993), middle-distance runner * Marko Gudurić (b. 1995), basketball player

References

External links

* *Info portal
Priboj Online
{{Authority control Populated places in Zlatibor District Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia