Priboj ( sr-Cyrl, Прибој, ) 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 13,172, while the population of the municipality is 23,514.

Geography

The municipality of Priboj is located between municipality of

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in the north, municipality of

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in the east, municipality of

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in the south-east, the border with

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in the south-west, and the border with

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

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 the Uvac, a smaller river that is the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.

Climate

Priboj has 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 ...

(

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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 ...

, 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 The Lim (Serbian Cyrillic: Лим, ) or Vermosh River () is a river that flows through Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and is long.Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

until the Ottoman 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 *

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* Zabrđe * Zabrnjica * Zagradina * Zaostro * Jelača * Kalafati * Kaluđerovići * Kasidoli * Kratovo * Krnjača * Kukurovići * Mažići * Miliješ * Plašće * Požegrmac * Pribojska Goleša * Pribojske Čelice * Rača * Ritošići * Sjeverin * Sočice * Strmac * Hercegovačka Goleša * Crnugovići * Crnuzi * Čitluk * Akmačići

Demographics

According to 2022 census, the municipality of Priboj has 23,514 inhabitants.

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 a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

(67.26%),

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

(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 (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by ethnicity. In 2022, the population of the town was 13,172, and was composed of Serbs (9,155), Bosniaks (2,153), ethnic Muslims (687) and others. As of 2022, most of Priboj's population is of Serbian ethnicity (71.9%), with nearly 21.5% 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 A free-trade zone (FTZ) is a class of special economic zone. It is a geographic area where goods may be imported, stored, handled, manufactured, or reconfigured and re- exported under specific customs regulation and generally not subjec ...

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 2022):

Gallery

File:Belgrad Bar Railway.JPG,

Belgrade–Bar railway The Belgrade–Bar railway ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Пруга Београд–Бар, Pruga Beograd–Bar) is a long electrified main line connecting the Serbian capital of Belgrade with the town of Bar, Montenegro, Bar, a Port of Bar, major seaport ...

in Priboj File:ŽS 441 in Priboj.jpg, Belgrade–Bar railway train passing through Priboj File:Priboj, Serbia.jpg, Train station Priboj File:Priboj Kalafati IMG 0333 Potpeckoe Jezero Potpec HP Lim.JPG, Potpeć HPP

Notable people

* Mustafa Hasanagić (b. 1941), footballer * Slavenko Kuzeljević (b. 1958), football manager and former player * Ana Bekuta (b. 1959), folk singer * Alem Toskić (b. 1982), handball player * Mirsad Terzić (b. 1983), handball player * Ahmet Delić (b. 1986), footballer * Aleksandar Prijović (b. 1990), footballer * Željka Nikolić (b. 1991), handball player * Amela Terzić (b. 1993), middle-distance runner *

Marko Gudurić Marko Gudurić ( sr-cyr, Марко Гудурић, born March 8, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish BSL and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Serbian national basketball team inte ...

(b. 1995), Professional basketball player, playing for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball) in the Turkish

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References

External links

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