Prijepolje
Society
Society
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### Education

There are 2 kindergartens and one elementary school in town. Prijepolje also has a Gymnasium, a technical high school, an economics high school, and a higher technical school.

### Sport

In Prijepolje there are many forms of recreation. There is the local football club "[FK Polimlje](/wiki/FK_Polimlje "FK Polimlje")", as well as "FK Jasen" from nearby [Brodarevo](/wiki/Brodarevo "Brodarevo") (also in the municipality of Prijepolje). There are volleyball clubs like "FAP\-Livnica" and "Putevi", a handball club "White angel", and a chess club "Priko". Many parks and playfields are in and around town. Traditionally every year during MOSI (an annual regional sporting event), both the male and female volleyball teams representing Prijepolje see great success. [Ilija Andrejic](/wiki/Ilija_Andrejic "Ilija Andrejic"), an alpinist from Prijepolje, together with the Serbian alpinist team, successfully climbed [Mount Everest](/wiki/Mount_Everest "Mount Everest").

* On 14 of July, Prijepolje was the host of the European coupe in [rafting](/wiki/Rafting "Rafting") on the [Lim River](/wiki/Lim_River "Lim River").
* On 22 of September 2007, [Vlade Divac](/wiki/Vlade_Divac "Vlade Divac"), came to Prijepolje, with a group of [NBA](/wiki/National_Basketball_Association "National Basketball Association") basketball players, and opened the newly built museum building.

Besides basketball player Vlade Divac and numerous volleyball man and woman players, other notable sportspeople from Prijepolje are footballers Spaso Perić, [Muhamed Preljević](/wiki/Muhamed_Preljevi%C4%87 "Muhamed Preljević"), Latif Čičić, Mirsad Kahrović, Ljubomir Brašnjević, Husein Mekić, [Mihajlo Pjanović](/wiki/Mihajlo_Pjanovi%C4%87 "Mihajlo Pjanović"), [Ivica Dragutinović](/wiki/Ivica_Dragutinovi%C4%87 "Ivica Dragutinović"), while Dragoslav Divac, Siniša Nestorović, Stevo Ljujić and Vule Maksimović archived notability in athletics.Monografija FK Polimlje 1920\-2010, Siniša Nestorović, page 12 

### Media

There is one weekly newspaper published in Prijepolje, *Polimlje*, and three radio stations. There is also one media civic station working from 2008 called Television Forum, operated by NGO Women forum of Prijepolje. There are two wireless internet operators, one TV cable operator, and two private TV and radio stations. Prijepolje got digital telephonic central since May 2003\. [thumb\|220px\|Flyer from REFRACT festival in Prijepolje](/wiki/File:Refract_in_prijepolje.jpg "Refract in prijepolje.jpg")

### Events

* "Sopotnički izvori", is held near the famous [Sopotnica's](/wiki/Sopotnica_%28Prijepolje%29 "Sopotnica (Prijepolje)") waterfalls, where you can hear old national songs.
* A famous diving demonstration is held at Petrovac, consisting of highly ranked divers from the Balkan region.
* There is a famous art colony called Mileševa, consisting of many artists from this municipality.
* "Gifts from Lim", is a sports and entertainment event where you can see diverse activities such as beach volleyball, a fish\-soup making contest, and Prijepolje's Best son\-in\-law contest.
* "July Fires" is a unique annual football tournament held at the highest mountain in the Zlatibor District, Jadovnik.It brings together people and players from Bosnia, Montenegro, and Serbia.The tournament is held on the first sunday after St. Peter's day every year.

### Activism and youth

There are 29 registered [non\-governmental organisations](/wiki/Non-governmental_organisation "Non-governmental organisation") in Prijepolje, the most active ones being Jump, Helium, New Vision, Scout's "Boško Buha", Friends of Brodarevo, Friends of Sopotnica and Friends of Kamena Gora. Prijepolje has the first civic television program in Serbia run by a women's organization, the *Woman Forum*.

Prijepolje opened a Youth Club, under the auspices of National Strategy for Youth, and the [Youth office of municipality Prijepolje](http://www.mladi.prijepolje.rs) was created in April 2008\. The Youth Office's priority is to care for the rights and wills of the youth of the area, through constant youth work using the goals of local and national development organizations.


What sportspeople are from Prijepolje?