Prijepolje ( sr-cyr, Пријепоље, ) 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. As of 2011 census, the town has 13,330 inhabitants, while the municipality has 37,059 inhabitants.
Etymology
One possible meaning of the name Prijepolje is "Prija's field", where Prija is the owner of ''polje'', the "field" in English. However, a more likely theory is that the name originates from the location of Prijepolje and its relationship to the travels of caravans. When those caravans were passing through the area which would become Prijepolje, they would arrive at the settlement "before the fields", where the present day neighborhoods of Ivanje and
Velika Župa are located. "Prije" means "before", and "polje" means "field", hence, the location might be called Prijepolje.
Geography
Prijepolje is located at the confluence of the fast-flowing
Lim and
Mileševka rivers. It is also situated along the road from
Belgrade to the
Adriatic sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...
, as well as being a stop on the Belgrade –
Bar railway. The Belgrade – Adriatic road intersects here with the regional road between
Pljevlja, Prijepolje and
Sjenica
Sjenica ( sr-cyr, Сјеница, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town, according to 2011 census, is 14,060 inhabitants, while the municipality has 26,392.
Sjenica is si ...
. This regional road follows roughly the same route as the ancient
Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
road known as the
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterran ...
road. Just north of Prijepolje, at Bistrica, there is a road leading towards
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 municipality is 27,133.
Geography
The municipality of Priboj i ...
,
Višegrad
Višegrad ( sr-cyrl, Вишеград, ) is a town and municipality located in eastern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav river. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,668 ...
and
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...
. Prijepolje is surrounded by hills, such as Pušina, Srijeteži, Gradina and Sokolica, which, prior to the construction of the "Potpeć" hydro plant near Nova Varoš, created a unique climate around the municipality. Since the hydro plant's construction, Prijepolje's climate has been changed into one that is typical for this cold part of Serbia. The highest peak in the Prijepolje area is Katunić, which reaches 1,734 meters above sea level.
Forests surround most of Prijepolje, however, along the Lim, there are numerous beaches. Two of the most popular beaches are under bridges, one at the centre of the town, under the bridge in Ivanje, and another under the bridge in Petrovac.
Climate
Prijepolje 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 freezing ...
(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
: ''Dfb''), that's very close to an
oceanic climate (
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
: ''Cfb'').
History
Prijepolje was established as a settlement in 1234, the same year the
Mileševa Monastery
The Mileševa Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Милешева, Manastir Mileševa, or ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Prijepolje, in southwest Serbia. It was founded by King Stefan Vladislav I, in the years between 1234 and ...
was built. Prior to its establishment as a settlement, the area was occupied as far back as the stone age. First settled by
Illyrians
The Illyrians ( grc, Ἰλλυριοί, ''Illyrioi''; la, Illyrii) were a group of Indo-European-speaking peoples who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times. They constituted one of the three main Paleo-Balkan populations, a ...
, who migrated to the area after being forced out of the northern plains, they retreated to the more defensible and less accessible mountainous regions. Later arrivals were the
Celts
The Celts (, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples () are. "CELTS location: Greater Europe time period: Second millennium B.C.E. to present ancestry: Celtic a collection of Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancien ...
, with whom the Illyrians intermarried. With the arrival by the Romans, the Illyrians were again forced to flee, and after the Romans, the Slavs settled in the area, intermixing with some of the earlier Illyrians. The
Goths
The Goths ( got, 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰, translit=''Gutþiuda''; la, Gothi, grc-gre, Γότθοι, Gótthoi) were a Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe ...
,
Huns
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was part ...
,
Gepids
The Gepids, ( la, Gepidae, Gipedae, grc, Γήπαιδες) were an East Germanic tribe who lived in the area of modern Romania, Hungary and Serbia, roughly between the Tisza, Sava and Carpathian Mountains. They were said to share the religion ...
,
Langobards
The Lombards () or Langobards ( la, Langobardi) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774.
The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 and ...
and
Avars also passed through this area. The most interesting archaeological site in the territory is the Roman necropolis near the modern settlement of
Kolovrat where pieces of ancient glass, silver, ceramics, and gold have been unearthed.
Prijepolje was mentioned for the first time by ''Gijom Adam'' in 1332 while it was part of Dubrovnik's sphere of influence. According to historical sources, Prijepolje developed as a road settlement for caravans along the route known as "Dubrovnik's road", a road connecting the central and eastern
Balkans
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
with the middle
Adriatic coast. The caravan route traversed both mountainous and heavily forested areas, which could prove dangerous to travelers. Local villagers were tasked with protecting local roads, due to the statute which said, "If, on the road, someone has been killed or has had a bullet stuck into his body, let the local guardians gather together to pay the damage. Hitting by one small drum, the passers by would know that there was no danger".
By 1477, part of the
Albanian Mataruge
The Mataruge (alternatively, Mataruga or Motoruga) were a medieval Albanian tribe which originally lived in Old Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia. Their name is attested in historical record for the first time in 1222 in the Pelješac peninsula o ...
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...
lived in the kaza of Prijepolje, where they formed their own distinct community (
nahiye) with 10 villages (katund).
There was a cartographic reference to Prijepolje in "Regno della Servia detta altrimentri Rascia" by
Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola, cartographer to the
Duke of Modena
Emperor Frederick III conferred Borso d'Este, Lord of Ferrara, with the Duchy of Modena and Reggio in 1452, while Pope Paul II formally elevated him in 1471 as Duke of Ferrara, over which the family had in fact long presided. This latter territo ...
, in 1689.
During the Ottoman period, there were quite a few buildings constructed in Prijepolje. Most famous of these are Ibrahim Pasha's mosque and the Sahat Kula. Pasha's mosque is located in Šarampov, one of three regions in town (the other two being Vakuf and the Town Center), and was most likely built in the 16th century. It is adorned with a single minaret, and covered by a "cheramida" (a special covering of the houses in that time). The region has a very tumultuous past. It was part of First Serbian revolt in 1875, known as Banine's revolt, as well as seeing the
Javorian War in 1876, the Raonić Revolt, the
Balkan Wars in 1912 and 1913, and both World Wars. In 1912, during the
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...
, control of Prijepolje passed from the Ottoman Empire to the Kingdom of Montenegro.
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, Prijepolje officially became part of the
Kingdom of Montenegro
The Kingdom of Montenegro ( sr, Краљевина Црна Горa, Kraljevina Crna Gora) was a monarchy in southeastern Europe, present-day Montenegro, during the tumultuous period of time on the Balkan Peninsula leading up to and during World ...
, a pro-Axis puppet state. Prijepolje was liberated on 4 December 1943, which is now celebrated as the Day of the Liberation of Prijepolje.
Settlements
The municipality of Prijepolje covers an area of with an altitude ranging from . Not including the town of Prijepolje itself, it contains 96 other settlements. Those settlements are as follows, with population figures according to the 2002 census:
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Aljinovići (196)
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Balići (434)
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Bare (56)
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Biskupići (22)
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Bjelahova (82)
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Brajkovac (87)
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Brodarevo
Brodarevo ( sr-cyr, Бродарево) is a village located in the municipality of Prijepolje, southwestern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,845 inhabitants. A border crossing between Serbia and Montenegro
...
(1780)
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Brvine
Brvine is a village in the Municipalities of Serbia, municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 175 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička p ...
(175)
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Bukovik (107)
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Čadinje (267)
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Čauševići (132)
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Crkveni Toci (78)
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Divci (335)
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Donje Babine (319)
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Donji Stranjani (120)
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Drenova (208)
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Đurašići (265)
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Dušmanići (245)
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Džurovo (179)
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Gojakovići (183)
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Gornje Babine (262)
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Gornje Goračiće (58)
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Gornji Stranjani (85)
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Gostun
Gostun was a regent over the Bulgars for 2 years.
Little else is known about him. It is possible that Gostun is an alternative name of Organa, who according to some Byzantine sourcesJohn of Nikiu, 6th-century historian was a regent over the Bulg ...
(49)
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Gračanica (199)
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Grobnice (254)
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Hisardžik (285)
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Hrta
Hrta is a village in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pan ...
(130)
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Ivanje (1140)
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Ivezići (170)
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Izbičanj (46)
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Jabuka
Jabuka, meaning ''apple'' in Serbo-Croatian, may refer to:
Places
* Jabuka (island), a Croatian island
* Jabuka, Croatia, a village near Trilj
* Jabuka (mountain), a mountain and plateau on the border between Serbia and Montenegro
* Jabuka, Pan ...
(502)
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Junčevići (301)
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Kaćevo (55)
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Kamena Gora (210)
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Karaula (63)
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Karoševina (199)
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Kašice (88)
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Koprivna (49)
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Kosatica
Kosatica is a village in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the ...
(353)
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Koševine (1049)
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Kovačevac (1613)
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Kruševo
Kruševo ( mk, Крушево ; rup, Crushuva "Crușuva") is a town in North Macedonia. In Macedonian the name means the 'place of pear trees'. It is the highest town in North Macedonia and one of the highest in the Balkans, situated at an altit ...
(36)
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Kučin (169)
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Lučice (169)
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Mataruge
The Mataruge (alternatively, Mataruga or Motoruga) were a medieval Albanian tribe which originally lived in Old Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia. Their name is attested in historical record for the first time in 1222 in the Pelješac peninsula o ...
(164)
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Međani (80)
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Mijani (25)
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Mijoska
Mijoska is a village in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the ...
(750)
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Milakovići (66)
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Mileševo (121)
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Miljevići (455)
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Milošev Do (126)
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Mrčkovina (33)
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Muškovina (34)
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Oraovac
Oraovac ( sr, Ораовац) is a village in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at ...
(336)
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Orašac (204)
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Osoje (526)
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Oštra Stijena (123)
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Potkrš
Potkrš is a village in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 124 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. R ...
(124)
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Potok (282)
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Pranjci
Pranjci is a village in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the ...
(360)
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Pravoševo (85)
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Rasno (410)
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Ratajska (2088)
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Sedobro
Sedobro is a village in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the ...
(322)
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Seljane (168)
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Seljašnica (774)
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Skokuće (105)
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Slatina (138)
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Sopotnica (136)
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Taševo (2061)
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Vinicka (474)
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Vrbovo (99)
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Zabrdnji Toci (133)
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Zalug
Zalug is a settlement in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the ...
(1047)
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Zastup
Zastup is a village in the Municipalities of Serbia, municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 128 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička p ...
(128)
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Zavinograđe (1272)
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Zvijezd
Zvijezd is a village in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the ...
(104)
Demographics
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Prijepolje has 37,059 inhabitants, and 64.0% of the municipality's population is rural.
Ethnic groups
In 1991, the majority of the population of the municipality was composed of
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
(54.78%) and
ethnic Muslims
Muslims ( Serbo-Croatian Latin and sl, Muslimani, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic and mk, Муслимани) is a designation for a Serbo-Croatian speaking Muslims, inhabiting mostly the territory of the former Yugoslav republics. The term, adopted ...
(43.42%). By 2002, the population of the municipality had shifted to mostly Serbs (23,402) and ethnic Muslims (13,109), with ethnic Muslims now representing the third largest segment with 3,812. A reason for this is that a large portion of those who in 1991 declared themselves as ethnic Muslims, now declared themselves as
Bosniaks.
In 2011, the two largest groups were Serbs (52.6%) and Bosniaks (34.5%), followed by
ethnic Muslims
Muslims ( Serbo-Croatian Latin and sl, Muslimani, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic and mk, Муслимани) is a designation for a Serbo-Croatian speaking Muslims, inhabiting mostly the territory of the former Yugoslav republics. The term, adopted ...
(9.6%), therefore in line with pre-1991 balances.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
Culture and tourism
Prijepolje has many historical monuments from both the periods of Christianity and Islam. The
Mileševa monastery
The Mileševa Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Милешева, Manastir Mileševa, or ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Prijepolje, in southwest Serbia. It was founded by King Stefan Vladislav I, in the years between 1234 and ...
is located 6 km to the east of Prijepolje on the
Mileševka River. The monastery is famous for
The White Angel'
fresco, a famous and widely used religious icon in
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 Hungar ...
as well as being the former resting place of
St. Sava, Serbia's most honored patriarch.
A famous monument from the Turkish period, the
Sahat-Kula, is in town, as well as several mosques, one of which is in
Hisardžik, interesting because of a four-hundred-year-old wooden
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...
which was recently unearthed. Jusovića's kula tower, built in the 18th century as a protective house tower for the wealthy. Currently in ruins, there are plans being made to reconstruct this building, adding another unique monument to Prijepolje.
The Museum of Prijepolje is a very significant part of the cultural life of Prijepolje. It serves as a gathering place for artists from diverse locations to visit Prijepolje, and corroborate on large projects to improve the town's culture. In addition to the Museum, there is also another major cultural building in Prijepolje, where amateurs, led by Meša Šendelj, are very active in refreshing the cultural life in Prijepolje.
Society
Education
There are 2 kindergartens and one elementary school in town. Prijepolje also has a Gymnasium, a technical high school, an economics high school, and a higher technical school.
Sport
In Prijepolje there are many forms of recreation. There is the local football club "
FK Polimlje
FK Polimlje () is a football club based in Prijepolje, Serbia. They currently compete in the West Morava Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system.
History
Founded in 1926, the club participated in the Second League of FR Yugos ...
", as well as "FK Jasen" from nearby
Brodarevo
Brodarevo ( sr-cyr, Бродарево) is a village located in the municipality of Prijepolje, southwestern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,845 inhabitants. A border crossing between Serbia and Montenegro
...
(also in the municipality of Prijepolje). There are volleyball clubs like "FAP-Livnica" and "Putevi", a handball club "White angel", and a chess club "Priko". Many parks and playfields are in and around town. Traditionally every year during MOSI (an annual regional sporting event), both the male and female volleyball teams representing Prijepolje see great success.
Ilija Andrejic, an alpinist from Prijepolje, together with the Serbian alpinist team, successfully climbed
Mount Everest
Mount Everest (; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is List of highest mountains on Earth, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border ru ...
.
* On 14 of July, Prijepolje was the host of the European coupe in
rafting
Rafting and whitewater rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water. Dealing with risk is often a ...
on the
Lim River
The Lim (Serbian Cyrillic: Лим, ) is a river that flows through Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and is long. .
* On 22 of September 2007,
Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac ( sr-Cyrl, Владе Дивац, ; born February 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings ...
, came to Prijepolje, with a group of
NBA basketball players, and opened the newly built museum building.
Besides basketball player Vlade Divac and numerous volleyball man and woman players, other notable sportspeople from Prijepolje are footballers Spaso Perić,
Muhamed Preljević, Latif Čičić, Mirsad Kahrović, Ljubomir Brašnjević, Husein Mekić,
Mihajlo Pjanović
Mihajlo Pjanović (; born 13 February 1977) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Pjanović started his senior career with Javor Ivanjica, before moving to OFK Beograd. He earned himself a transfer to Red Star Belg ...
,
Ivica Dragutinović
Ivica Dragutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивица Драгутиновић, ; born 13 November 1975) is a Serbian former professional footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive left back.
After nearly one decade ...
, while Dragoslav Divac, Siniša Nestorović, Stevo Ljujić and Vule Maksimović archived notability in athletics.
[Monografija FK Polimlje 1920-2010, Siniša Nestorović, page 12 ]
Media
There is one weekly newspaper published in Prijepolje, ''Polimlje'', and three radio stations. There is also one media civic station working from 2008 called Television Forum, operated by NGO Women forum of Prijepolje. There are two wireless internet operators, one TV cable operator, and two private TV and radio stations. Prijepolje got digital telephonic central since May 2003.
Events
*"Sopotnički izvori", is held near the famous
Sopotnica's waterfalls, where you can hear old national songs.
*A famous diving demonstration is held at Petrovac, consisting of highly ranked divers from the Balkan region.
*There is a famous art colony called Mileševa, consisting of many artists from this municipality.
*"Gifts from Lim", is a sports and entertainment event where you can see diverse activities such as beach volleyball, a fish-soup making contest, and Prijepolje's Best son-in-law contest.
Activism and youth
There are 29 registered
non-governmental organisation
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...
s in Prijepolje, the most active ones being Jump, Helium, New Vision, Scout's "Boško Buha", Friends of Brodarevo, Friends of Sopotnica and Friends of Kamena Gora. Prijepolje has the first civic television program in Serbia run by a women's organization, the ''Woman Forum''.
Prijepolje opened a Youth Club, under the auspices of National Strategy for Youth, and th
Youth office of municipality Prijepoljewas created in April 2008. The Youth Office's priority is to care for the rights and wills of the youth of the area, through constant youth work using the goals of local and national development organizations.
Night life
The night life in Prijepolje consists of cafes & night clubs. There is also a yearly regional festival called "Refract", highlighting many different cultural options. A new rock festival has recently begun in Prijepolje, gathering rock bands from the local region.
In 2005, the city hosted a Glaswegian Band,
Quinn. The following year, in December 2006, one of the superstars of Serbian hip hop,
Marčelo
Marko Šelić (born in 1983), also known as Marčelo, is a Serbian rapper known for his socially conscious lyrics and eclectic approach to musical arrangements through hip-hop music. A Paraćin native, he moved to Belgrade, where he has had g ...
, held a concert in Prijepolje.
Gallery
File:Prijepolje in winter.jpg, Prijepolje in winter
File:Lim river in Prijepolje.jpg, The river Lim
File:Footballers of FK Polimlje.jpg, Footballers of FK Polimlje celebrating a goal.
File:Milesevac.jpg, Mileševac fortrerss
File:Lim through Prijepolje.JPG, Lim flowing through Prijepolje in the winter.
File:Mileševka River in Prijepolje.jpg, Mileševka river in Prijepolje.
File:Confluence Mileševka in Lim.jpg, Confluence of Mileševka river in the Lim.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Prijepolje depicts the mountain
Zlatar (zlat from the word zlato which means gold in Serbian), the golden "pyramid of Zlatar", the sign of
Saint Sava
Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalou ...
and two crowns which symbolize the two coronations which took place in Prijepolje. The more famous coronation was that of the King of Bosnia and the Serbs,
Tvrtko I
Stephen Tvrtko I ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Stjepan/Stefan Tvrtko, Стјепан/Стефан Твртко; 1338 – 10 March 1391) was the first king of Bosnia. A member of the House of Kotromanić, he succeeded his uncle Stephen II ...
. Also on the coat of arms are two white angels from a fresco located in the monastery of
Mileševa. The angels are holding the flags of
Serbia
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, and Prijepolje. The curved line represents the
Lim River
The Lim (Serbian Cyrillic: Лим, ) is a river that flows through Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and is long. .
Notable people
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Valter Perić
Valter is a spelling variant of the German name ''Walter'', ''Walther'', from Old High German ''walt'' "rule" and ''her'' "army". The spelling variant in ''V-'' is adopted in a number of European languages, including Scandinavian (North Germanic) ...
,
World War II
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Partisan
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Sreten Vukosavljević, minister in 1944. first Yugoslav government, sociologist, journalist, political active for decentralization of
Sanjak
Sanjaks (liwāʾ) (plural form: alwiyāʾ)
* Armenian: նահանգ (''nahang''; meaning "province")
* Bulgarian: окръг (''okrǔg''; meaning "county", "province", or "region")
* el, Διοίκησις (''dioikēsis'', meaning "province" ...
region as unified region
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Savatije Sokolović
Savatije Sokolović ( sr-cyr, Саватије Соколовић; 1573 – d. 1586), was Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1585 to 1586. Before that, he served as Metropolitan of Herzegovina from 1573 to 1585. He was a member of the ...
,
Serbian Patriarch
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* Svetomir Borisavljevic, member of parliament of Yugoslavia before World War II, lawyer
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Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac ( sr-Cyrl, Владе Дивац, ; born February 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings ...
, former
NBA player, two-time Olympic silver medalist, World and European champion
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Nemanja Petrić, volleyball player, European champion
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Dženan Lončarević
Dženan Lončarević (; born April 10, 1975) is a Serbian pop singer. He has lived in Belgrade since 2006. On March 4, 2019, he competed in the ''Beovizija
''Beovizija'' ( sr, Беовизија) was a music festival established in 2003. Sin ...
, pop singer
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Aco Pejović
Aleksandar Pejović (; born 18 April 1972), known by his stagename Aco Pejović (), is a Serbian popular pop-folk singer.
Education and career
He completed musical education at the Vasa Pavić High School for Music (''Srednja muzička škola Vas ...
, pop-folk singer
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Zvonimir Červenko
Zvonimir Červenko (13 November 1926 – 17 February 2001) was a Croatian general and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia from 1995 to 1996.
Origin
Červenko's grand-grandfather was a Czech with a surname ''Červenka''.
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, Croatian General
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Sefer Halilović
Sefer Halilović (born 6 January 1952) is a former general and commanding officer of the Bosnian Army during the 1992–95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001, he was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former ...
, Bosnian Army general and politician
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Latif Čičić, footballer
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Ivica Dragutinović
Ivica Dragutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивица Драгутиновић, ; born 13 November 1975) is a Serbian former professional footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive left back.
After nearly one decade ...
, footballer
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Mihajlo Pjanović
Mihajlo Pjanović (; born 13 February 1977) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Pjanović started his senior career with Javor Ivanjica, before moving to OFK Beograd. He earned himself a transfer to Red Star Belg ...
, footballer
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Muhamed Preljević, footballer
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Aleksandar Svitlica, handball player
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Fahrudin Melic, handball player
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Miljan Pusica, handball player
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Armin Sinančević
Armin Sinančević (; born 14 August 1996) is a Serbian shot putter.
Career 2019
Sinančević competed in the men's shot put event at the World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He progressed to the final with then-personal best of ...
, Serbian shot putter
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Prijepolje is
twinned with:
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Köniz
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Eyüp
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Aranđelovac
Aranđelovac ( sr-cyr, Аранђеловац, ) is a town and a municipality located in the Šumadija District of central Serbia. , the municipality has a population of 46,225 inhabitants, while the town has 24,797 inhabitants.
It is situated be ...
See also
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Bosniaks of Serbia
Bosniaks ( sr, Бошњаци, Bošnjaci) are the fourth largest ethnic group in Serbia after Serbs, Hungarians and Roma, numbering 145,278 or 2.02% of the population according to the 2011 census. They are concentrated in south-western Serbia, a ...
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Lim River
The Lim (Serbian Cyrillic: Лим, ) is a river that flows through Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and is long.
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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 ...
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List of places in Serbia
This is the list of populated places in Serbia (excluding Kosovo), as recorded by the 2002 census, sorted alphabetically by municipalities. Settlements denoted as " urban" (towns and cities) are marked bold. Population for every settlement is gi ...
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Sandžak
Sandžak (; sh, / , ; sq, Sanxhaku; ota, سنجاق, Sancak), also known as Sanjak, is a historical geo-political region in Serbia and Montenegro. The name Sandžak derives from the Sanjak of Novi Pazar, a former Ottoman administrative dis ...
References
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Populated places in Zlatibor District