Arilje

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| native_name = {{native name|sr-Cyrl|Ариље|italics=off}}

| native_name_lang = sr

| official_name = Arilje

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| settlement_type = Town and municipality

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| image_caption = Clockwise, from top: Panorama of Arilje, town center promenade, 13th century Saint Achillius Church

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| map_caption = Location of the municipality of Arilje within Serbia

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Serbia}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Šumadija and Western Serbia

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Zlatibor

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| established_title1 = Town status

| established_date1 = 1880

| founder = Milan Obrenović IV

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| p1 = 22

| leader_party = SNS

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Predrag Maslar

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| area_blank1_title = Town

| area_blank1_km2 = 3.94

| area_blank2_title = Municipality

| area_blank2_km2 = 349.06

| area_footnotes = {{Serbian municipalities 2006}}

| elevation_m = 350

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| elevation_max_m = 1328

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Census 2022: Total population, by municipalities and cities|url=https://popis2022.stat.gov.rs/media/31319/0_ukupan-broj-stanovnika-naselja.xlsx|website=popis2022.stat.gov.rs}}

| population_as_of = 2022 census

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| population_blank1 = 6639

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| population_blank2 = 17063

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| postal_code = 31230

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| area_code = +381(0)31

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| website = {{url|www.arilje.org.rs}}

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Arilje ({{lang-sr-cyr|Ариље}}, {{IPA|sh|ǎriːʎɛ|pron}}) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District 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 Serbia 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 (Köppen climate classification: Dfb), that's very close to an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb).

{{Weather box

| metric first = yes

| single line = yes

| location = Arilje

| Jan high C = 3.6

| Feb high C = 6.5

| Mar high C = 11.9

| Apr high C = 15.9

| May high C = 20.6

| Jun high C = 24.3

| Jul high C = 26.4

| Aug high C = 26.7

| Sep high C = 23.1

| Oct high C = 17.5

| Nov high C = 9.9

| Dec high C = 5.3

| Jan mean C = 0.0

| Feb mean C = 2.4

| Mar mean C = 6.7

| Apr mean C = 10.5

| May mean C = 15.1

| Jun mean C = 18.7

| Jul mean C = 20.4

| Aug mean C = 20.4

| Sep mean C = 16.9

| Oct mean C = 12.1

| Nov mean C = 6.0

| Dec mean C = 2.0

| Jan low C = -3.6

| Feb low C = -1.7

| Mar low C = 1.6

| Apr low C = 5.2

| May low C = 9.7

| Jun low C = 13.1

| Jul low C = 14.5

| Aug low C = 14.2

| Sep low C = 10.8

| Oct low C = 6.8

| Nov low C = 2.1

| Dec low C = -1.3

| Jan precipitation mm = 64

| Feb precipitation mm = 59

| Mar precipitation mm = 60

| Apr precipitation mm = 70

| May precipitation mm = 91

| Jun precipitation mm = 87

| Jul precipitation mm = 77

| Aug precipitation mm = 64

| Sep precipitation mm = 67

| Oct precipitation mm = 71

| Nov precipitation mm = 83

| Dec precipitation mm = 78

| source = Climate-Data.org {{cite web|url= https://en.climate-data.org/location/59088/|title= Climate: Arilje, Serbia|publisher=Climate-Data.org|access-date=14 February 2018}}

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History

In 1219 Sava Nemanjić proclaimed the Arilje monastery the seat of the Moravica episcopate that covered the territory of Arilje, Užice, Valjevo and Čačak. 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 Ivanjica, 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ird-bg.org.yu/led/arilje/index.php |title=IRD Serbia - Local Economic Development |access-date=2008-07-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120121754/http://www.ird-bg.org.yu/led/arilje/index.php |archive-date=2008-11-20 }}

Settlements

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

Demographics

{{Historical populations

| type =

| percentages = pagr

|1948|20316 |1953|20882 |1961|20001 |1971|19581 |1981|20111 |1991|20335 |2002|19784 |2011|18792 |2022|17063

| source = {{cite web|title=2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia |url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf |website=stat.gov.rs |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191241/http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}

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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:

Ethnic group ! Population !%
class="wikitable"
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Serbs	align="right"\|18,407 \|97.95%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Roma	align="right"\|120 \|0.64%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Montenegrins	align="right"\|22 \|0.12%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Muslims	align="right"\|10 \|0.05%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Macedonians	align="right"\|9 \|0.05%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Bulgarians	align="right"\|8 \|0.04%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Croats	align="right"\|8 \|0.04%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Others	align="right"\|208 \|1.11%
style="background:#F0F0F0;"\|Total	align="right"\|18,792 \|

Economy

As of 2012, Arilje has a total of 4,793 registered agricultural entities (farmsteads).{{cite web|title=ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017.|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2017/pdf/G20172023.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|access-date=20 February 2018|language=sr}}

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):{{cite web|title=MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2023.|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G202313050.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|access-date=21 September 2024}}

Activity ! Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	align="right"\|55
Mining and quarrying	align="right"\|7
Manufacturing	align="right"\|3,166
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	align="right"\|27
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	align="right"\|148
Construction	align="right"\|191
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	align="right"\|598
Transportation and storage	align="right"\|181
Accommodation and food services	align="right"\|164
Information and communication	align="right"\|26
Financial and insurance activities	align="right"\|47
Real estate activities	align="right"
Professional, scientific and technical activities	align="right"\|110
Administrative and support service activities	align="right"\|134
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	align="right"\|172
Education	align="right"\|339
Human health and social work activities	align="right"\|158
Arts, entertainment and recreation	align="right"\|49
Other service activities	align="right"\|74
Individual agricultural workers	align="right"\|419
class="sortbottom" \|Total	align="right"\|6,065

Music festival

The classical music festival "Arlemm" is held annually in the municipality of Arilje.{{cite news |title="Publika željna dobre muzike ne razlikuje se u prestonici i provinciji": U Arilju otvoren 10. jubilarni Arlemm festival |url=https://www.nedeljnik.rs/publika-zeljna-dobre-muzike-ne-razlikuje-se-u-prestonici-i-provinciji-u-arilju-otvoren-10-jubilarni-arlemm-festival/ |access-date=23 July 2019 |work=nedeljnik.rs |date=22 July 2019 |language=sr}}

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

[http://www.arilje.org.rs/ Municipality of Arilje]
[http://www.ariljecaffe.com/ Arilje Community]

Category:Populated places in Zlatibor District

Category:Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia

Ethnic group ! Population !%
class="wikitable"
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Serbs	align="right"\|18,407 \|97.95%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Roma	align="right"\|120 \|0.64%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Montenegrins	align="right"\|22 \|0.12%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Muslims	align="right"\|10 \|0.05%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Macedonians	align="right"\|9 \|0.05%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Bulgarians	align="right"\|8 \|0.04%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Croats	align="right"\|8 \|0.04%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Others	align="right"\|208 \|1.11%
style="background:#F0F0F0;"\|Total	align="right"\|18,792 \|