Arilje ( sr-cyr, Ариље, ) is a town and municipality located in the

Zlatibor District The Zlatibor District (, ) 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 mountainous region of Zlatibor. As of the 2022 cen ...

of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town is 6,639, while the municipality has 17,063 inhabitants (2022 census).

Geography

The municipality of Arilje is in western

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in the river basins of the mountain rivers of the Rzav and Moravica. It has an altitude of 330 to 1,382 meters. The municipality's seat is at the confluence of the Rzav and Moravica rivers.

Climate

Arilje has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

: ''Dfb''), that's very close to an

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...

(

: ''Cfb'').

History

In 1219 Sava Nemanjić proclaimed the Arilje monastery the seat of the Moravica episcopate that covered the territory of Arilje,

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and

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. The first Serbian Orthodox Archbishop and later Metropolitan held court here. In 1296 king Dragutin Nemanjić erected a church, also called St. Achileus. The Klisura monastery, 13 km away from Arilje, on the road to

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, is dedicated to the archangels Michael and Gabriel, and was destroyed and reconstructed several times during its turbulent history. Today it is a convent. The oldest secular buildings preserved to this day are the house of colonel Jovan Mićić from 1823 and the old school founded in 1834. In 1880, by decree of prince Milan Obrenović, Arilje was awarded the status of town. King Milan Obrenović declared Arilje a municipality in 1882.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Arilje, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Bjeluša * Bogojevići * Brekovo * Cerova * Dobrače * Dragojevac * Grdovići * Grivska * Kruščica * Latvica * Mirosaljci * Pogled *

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* Radoševo * Severovo * Stupčevići * Trešnjevica * Vigošte * Virovo * Visoka * Vrane

Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Arilje had a population of 18,792 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Economy

As of 2012, Arilje has a total of 4,793 registered agricultural entities (farmsteads). The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):

Music festival

The classical music festival "Arlemm" is held annually in the municipality of Arilje.

Gallery

File:Arilje 03.JPG, ''Town center promenade, monument to the "Unknown soldier"'' File:Crkva svetog Ahilija, Arilje 17.JPG, ''Church of St. Achillius'' File:Crkva Svetog Ahilija u Arilju, Srbija.jpg, ''Church of St. Achillius'' File:Arilje-manastir-klisura-8438.jpg, ''Klisura Monastery'' File:Arilje 07.JPG, ''Monument to the fallen soldiers in town park'' File:Arilje 06.JPG, ''Town park'' File:Arilje - glavna.JPG, ''Town center street'' File:Arilje 16.JPG, ''Town center promenade'' File:Arilje 10.JPG, ''Footbridge over River Rzav at the City Beach'' File:Arilje 22.JPG, ''View of the part of the town''

Notes

External links

Municipality of Arilje

Arilje Community
{{Authority control Populated places in Zlatibor District Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia