Priboj
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Priboj is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District
Zlatibor District
Zlatibor District is a district in the western, mountainous part of the Republic of Serbia. The district was named after the mountain region of Zlatibor. According to the 2011 Census Data, the Zlatibor District has a population of 284,729 people...

 of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 at 43.59° North, 19.54° East. In 2011, the town has a total population of 14,015, while population of the municipality is 27,127.

History

In 1418 Isak-Beg
Isak-Beg
Ishak Bey or Isak-Beg was the second ruler of Bosansko Krajište from 1414 to 1439. According to some sources he was a member of Hranušić family, released slave and adopted son of Pasha Yiğit Bey...

 captured Priboj, a town first mentioned in written documents on this occasion.

Geography

The municipality of Priboj is located between municipality of Čajetina
Cajetina
Čajetina is a town and municipality in western Serbia, residing in the Zlatibor District. In 2011, the town has a total population of 3,342, while municipality has 14,762 inhabitants. Its coordinates are 43.75°N and 19.72°E...

 in the north, municipality of Nova Varoš
Nova Varoš
Nova Varoš is a town and municipality in Zlatibor District of Serbia. According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Nova Varoš had a population of 21,812, while according to the 2011 census, the number of inhabitants in the municipality was 16,758...

 in the east, municipality of Prijepolje
Prijepolje
Prijepolje is a town and municipality in the Zlatibor District of Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Prijepolje has a population of 36,713 people, while the town itself has a population of 13,068...

 in the south-east, border with Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

 in the south-west, and border with Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 in the north-west. A Bosnian-Herzegovinian exclave (Sastavci
Sastavci
Sastavci is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Republika Srpska, in Rudo municipality, Foča Region. With the area of 395.84 ha , it is completely surrounded by the Serbian municipality of Priboj, in Zlatibor District, making it an exclave of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and an...

 village) is surrounded by the Priboj municipality. Priboj town is just 5 km away from Uvac
Uvac
The Uvac is the river in southwestern Serbia and Republika Srpska, 119 km long right and major tributary of the Lim, loosely making the northern border of the Sandžak/Raška region...

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

Municipality

Municipality of Priboj include following settlements:
  • Priboj*
  • Banja
    Banja
    Banja is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is named after a significant mountain located in the woreda, Mount Banja, where Fasil crushed a revolt of the Agaw in the late 18th century. Part of the Agew Awi Zone, Banja is bordered on the south by Ankesha, on the west by...

  • Batkovići
    Batkovići
    Batkovići is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 153 people....

  • Brezna
    Brezna
    Brezna is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 60 people....

  • Bučje
    Bučje
    -Croatia:*Bučje , a village near Pleternica in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia*Bučje , a village near Pakrac in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia-Serbia:*Bučje *Bučje *Bučje *Bučje *Ravno Bučje...

  • Dobrilovići
    Dobrilovići
    Dobrilovići is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 490 people....

  • Živinice
    Živinice (Priboj)
    Živinice is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 118 people....

  • Zabrđe
  • Zabrnjica
    Zabrnjica
    Zabrnjica is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 205 people....

  • Zagradina
    Zagradina
    Zagradina is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 248 people....

  • Zaostro
    Zaostro
    Zaostro is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 88 people....

  • Jelača
    Jelača
    Jelača is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 254 people....

  • Kalafati
    Kalafati
    Kalafati is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 273 people....

  • Kaluđerovići
    Kaluđerovići
    Kaluđerovići is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 164 people....

  • Kasidoli
    Kasidoli
    Kasidoli is a village in the municipality of Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

  • Kratovo
  • Krnjača
    Krnjaca, Priboj
    Krnjača is a village in the Serbian municipality of Priboj, located in south-west Serbia. Krnjaca lies near the Montenegrian border, only 12 kilometers from the city of Pljevlja in Montenegro and 48 km from the town of Priboj. A local road which connects Plevlja to Priboj crosses the village...

  • Kukurovići
    Kukurovići
    Kukurovići is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 66 people....

  • Mažići
    Mažići
    Mažići is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 261 people....

  • Miliješ
    Miliješ
    Miliješ is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 644 people....

  • Plašće
    Plašće
    Plašće is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 85 people....

  • Požegrmac
    Požegrmac
    Požegrmac is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 188 people....

  • Pribojska Goleša
    Pribojska Goleša
    Pribojska Goleša is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 204 people....

  • Pribojske Čelice
    Pribojske Čelice
    Pribojske Čelice is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 142 people....

  • Rača
  • Ritošići
    Ritošići
    Ritošići is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 228 people....

  • Sjeverin
    Sjeverin
    Sjeverin, in Serbian Cyrillic Сјеверин, is a village in the Sandžak area of Serbia, located in the municipality of Priboj, in the district of Zlatibor, close to the border with Bosnia...

  • Sočice
    Sočice
    Sočice is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 269 people....

  • Strmac
    Strmac (Priboj)
    Strmac is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 181 people....

  • Hercegovačka Goleša
    Hercegovacka Goleša
    Hercegovačka Goleša is village in municipality of Priboj, in south-west Serbia. A road which connects Priboj to Pljevlja passes though the village....

  • Crnugovići
    Crnugovići
    Crnugovići is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 93 people....

  • Crnuzi
    Crnuzi
    Crnuzi is a village in the municipality of Priboj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 445 people....

  • Čitluk
  • Akmačići
    Akmačići
    Akmačići is a village in the municipality of Nova Varoš, western Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 420 people....


Ethnic groups in the municipality

In 1991, the population of the Priboj municipality numbered 35,951 people, and was composed of:
  • Serbs
    Serbs
    The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

     (67.26%)
  • Muslims by nationality
    Muslims by nationality
    Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

     (30.39%)
  • Others.


In 2011, the population of the Priboj municipality numbered 39,949 people, and was composed of:
  • Serbs
    Serbs
    The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

     = 82%
  • Bosniaks
    Bosniaks
    The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...

     = 15%
  • Muslims by nationality
    Muslims by nationality
    Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

     = 3%


Note: Most of those who in 1991 census declared themselves as Muslims by nationality
Muslims by nationality
Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

, in the next census in 2002 declared themselves as Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...

, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by nationality.

Ethnic groups in the town

In 2002, the population of the Priboj town numbered 19,564 people, and was composed of:
  • Serbs = 13,386
  • Bosniaks = 4,396
  • Muslims by nationality = 1,042
  • Others.

Economy

Priboj is the home of FAP Corporation, which in 1953 introduced its first heavy duty vehicles. Today, FAP is the biggest producer of trucks and buses in Serbia.

External links

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