Arilje (, ) 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).
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.
Arilje has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb), that's very close to an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb). <div style="width:80%;">
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In 1219 Sava Nemanjiàproclaimed the Arilje monastery the seat of the Moravica episcopate that covered the territory of Arilje, Uà ¾ice, Valjevo and ÃÂaÃÂak. The first Serbian Orthodox Archbishop and later Metropolitan held court here. In 1296 king Dragutin Nemanjiàerected 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 MiÃÂiÃÂ from 1823 and the old school founded in 1834.
In 1880, by decree of prince Milan ObrenoviÃÂ, Arilje was awarded the status of town.
King Milan ObrenoviÃÂ declared Arilje a municipality in 1882.
Aside from the town of Arilje, the municipality includes the following settlements:
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Arilje had a population of 18,792 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
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):
The classical music festival "Arlemm" is held annually in the municipality of Arilje.