Priboj

Priboj (Serbian Cyrillic: Прибој, pronounced [prǐːbɔj]) 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.

This article is about the town and municipality in Serbia. For other uses, see Priboj (disambiguation).
Priboj
Прибој (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Clockwise, from top: Town panorama, Banja Monastery, River Lim near Pribojske Čelice
Location of the municipality of Priboj within Serbia
Location of the municipality of Priboj within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°36′N 19°32′E
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
DistrictZlatibor
Settlements33
Government
 • PredsednikLazar Rvović (SNS)
Area
[1]
 • Town6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
 • Municipality553 km2 (214 sq mi)
Elevation
882 m (2,894 ft)
Highest elevation
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Lowest elevation
392 m (1,286 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • Town
13,172
 • Town density2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
 • Municipality
23,514
 • Municipality density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31330
Area code+381(0)33
Car platesPB
Websitewww.priboj.rs

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 Montenegro in the south-west, and border with Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb).

Climate data for Priboj
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)		 5.9
(42.6)		 10.9
(51.6)		 14.5
(58.1)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.9
(73.2)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.6
(78.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 16.9
(62.4)		 9.2
(48.6)		 4.4
(39.9)		 15.1
(59.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4)		 1.6
(34.9)		 5.8
(42.4)		 9.2
(48.6)		 13.9
(57.0)		 17.2
(63.0)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.2
(66.6)		 16.0
(60.8)		 11.4
(52.5)		 5.3
(41.5)		 1.1
(34.0)		 9.9
(49.9)
Average low °C (°F) −4.6
(23.7)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 0.8
(33.4)		 4.0
(39.2)		 8.4
(47.1)		 11.6
(52.9)		 13.2
(55.8)		 12.9
(55.2)		 9.8
(49.6)		 6.0
(42.8)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 4.9
(40.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80
(3.1)		 72
(2.8)		 71
(2.8)		 83
(3.3)		 97
(3.8)		 92
(3.6)		 79
(3.1)		 71
(2.8)		 83
(3.3)		 89
(3.5)		 103
(4.1)		 94
(3.7)		 1,014
(39.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org [3]

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, first identified in 1937, now dated to the 4th millennium BCE in the late Vinča culture.[4]

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 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 Ottoman Empire.[5]

Settlements

Aside from the town of Priboj, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194817,989—    
195320,784+2.93%
196126,147+2.91%
197132,548+2.21%
198135,200+0.79%
199135,951+0.21%
200230,377−1.52%
201127,133−1.25%
202223,514−1.29%
Source: [6]

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 (67.26%), Muslims (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, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by ethnicity.

In 2022, the population of the Priboj town numbered 13,172 people, and was composed of Serbs (13,386), Bosniaks (2,153), ethnic Muslims(678) and others. As of 2022, most of Priboj's population is of Serbian ethnicity (71.2%), with nearly 21.5% being Bosniaks and Muslims.

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Census 2011 Census 2022
Ethnic group Population % Population %
Serbs20,582 75.9 16,909 71.2
Bosniaks3,811 14.1 4,144 17.6
Ethnic Muslims1,944 7.16 914 3.89
Yugoslavs36 0.13 46 0.20
Hungarians11 0.04 4 0.02
Macedonians9 0.03 4 0.02
Others740 2.73 1,493 6.35
Total27,133 23,514

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 zones established in Serbia.[7]

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[8]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing58
Mining and quarrying1
Manufacturing1,054
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply90
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities98
Construction183
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles556
Transportation and storage271
Accommodation and food services187
Information and communication54
Financial and insurance activities44
Real estate activities21
Professional, scientific and technical activities132
Administrative and support service activities51
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security350
Education388
Human health and social work activities454
Arts, entertainment and recreation91
Other service activities81
Individual agricultural workers6
Total4,171
  • Belgrade–Bar railway in Priboj
    Belgrade–Bar railway in Priboj
  • Belgrade–Bar railway train passing through Priboj
    Belgrade–Bar railway train passing through Priboj
  • Train station Priboj
    Train station Priboj
  • Potpeć HPP
    Potpeć HPP

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. "Climate: Priboj, Serbia". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. Radivojević, Miljana; Roberts, Benjamin W. (2021). "Early Balkan Metallurgy: Origins, Evolution and Society, 6200–3700 BC". Journal of World Prehistory. 34 (2): 216–217. doi:10.1007/s10963-021-09155-7. S2CID 237005605.
  5. Историја Прибоја [History of Priboj] (in Serbian). Priboj: Municipality of Priboj. Retrieved 2013-01-22. Pod Tursku upravu Priboj dolazi između 1459. i 1463. godine, kada se prvi put u turskim izvorima i pominje.
  6. "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings" (PDF).
  7. Mikavica, A. (3 September 2017). "Slobodne zone mamac za investitore". politika.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  8. "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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