Arilje

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).

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.

Settlements

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

• Bjeluša
• Bogojevići
• Brekovo
• Cerova
• Dobrače
• Dragojevac
• Grdovići
• Grivska
• Kruščica
• Latvica
• Mirosaljci
• Pogled
• Radobuđa
• Radoševo
• Severovo
• Stupčevići
• Trešnjevica
• Vigošte
• Virovo
• Visoka
• Vrane

Demographics

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

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:

Economy

As of 2012, Arilje has a total of 4,793 registered agricultural entities (farmsteads).

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):

Music festival

The classical music festival "Arlemm" is held annually in the municipality of Arilje.

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

References

1. {{Serbian municipalities 2006
2. "Census 2022: Total population, by municipalities and cities".
3. "Climate: Arilje, Serbia". Climate-Data.org.
4. "IRD Serbia - Local Economic Development".
5. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia". Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
6. "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017.". [[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]].
7. "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2023.". [[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]].
8. (22 July 2019). ""Publika željna dobre muzike ne razlikuje se u prestonici i provinciji": U Arilju otvoren 10. jubilarni Arlemm festival". nedeljnik.rs.