Montenegrins of Serbia

Montenegrins of Serbia

Total population
38,527 (2011)
Regions with significant populations
Vojvodina	22,141 (1.15%)
Belgrade	9,902
Languages
Montenegrin,[1] Serbian
Religion
Mainly Orthodox Christians
Related ethnic groups
Serbs

The Montenegrins of Serbia (Montenegrin and Serbian: Црногорци у Србији/Crnogorci u Srbiji) are a national minority in the country. According to the 2011 census, there are 38,527^[2] ethnic Montenegrins in Serbia. They are the sixth largest ethnic community in the Vojvodina province.

Geography

The largest concentration of Montenegrins in Vojvodina could be found in the municipalities of Vrbas (24.79%), Mali Iđoš (20.83%), and Kula (16.34%). Settlements in Vojvodina with absolute or relative Montenegrin majority are: Lovćenac in the Mali Iđoš municipality with 56.86% Montenegrins, Kruščić in the Kula municipality with 32.64% Montenegrins, and Savino Selo in the Vrbas municipality with 38.20% Montenegrins. Formerly, the village of Bačko Dobro Polje in the Vrbas municipality also had a Montenegrin majority (According to the 1971 census, Montenegrins comprised 55.39% of population of this village, while according to the 2002 census, the current population of the village is composed of 57.17% Serbs and 38.18% Montenegrins).

Demographics

Year	Montenegrins	%
1948	74,860	1.15%
1953	86,061	1.23%
1961	104,753	1.37%
1971	125,260	1.48%
1981	147,466	1.58%
1991	139,299	1.42%
1991 (excl. Kosovo)	118,934	1.52%
2002 (excl. Kosovo)	69,049	0.92%
2011 (excl. Kosovo)	38,527	0.5%

In Vojvodina, the number of Montenegrins, according to 1948-2011 censuses: 1948: 30,589 (1.9%); 1953: 30,516 (1.8%); 1961: 34,782 (1.9%); 1971: 36,416 (1.9%); 1981: 43,304 (2.1%); 1991: 47,289 (2.3%); 2002: 35,513 (1.75%); 2011: 22,141 (1.15%).

Culture

The train station in Lovćenac in 2003

Montenegrins in Serbia speak Serbian or Montenegrin and the vast majority are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The society of Montenegrins in Serbia, known as "Krstaš", is based in Lovćenac. Montenegrin language was recognised as minority language in official use in Mali Iđoš.^[3]

Notable people

Milovan Đilas	Borislav Pekić	Budislav Šoškić	Borka Pavićević	Filip Vujanović	Duško Vujošević	Rambo Amadeus	Sergej Ćetković	Marko Baša
Petar Lubarda	Janko Vukotić	Miodrag Bulatović	Mihailo Lalić

• Milovan Đilas, a Communist Party of Yugoslavia politician, theorist and author
• Borislav Pekic, political activist and writer, born in Podgorica
• Janko Vukotić, serdar
• Borka Pavićević, playwright, columnist, and cultural activist, born in Kotor
• Duško Vujošević, Serbian and Montenegrin basketball coach, born in Podgorica
• Petar Lubarda, painter
• Rambo Amadeus, Montenegrin musician, born in Kotor
• Ljubomir Tadić, academic and politician born in Smriječno village near Plužine
• Andrija Milošević, Montenegrin and Serbian actor, born in Podgorica
• Nenad Knežević - Knez, Montenegrin pop singer, born in Cetinje
• Sergej Ćetković, Montenegrin pop singer, born in Podgorica
• Boban Rajović, Danish-born Montenegrin singer, living in Belgrade
• Boban Bajković, football goalkeeper
• Filip Kapisoda, model and handball player
• Petar Strugar, Montenegrin actor, born in Cetinje
• Radivoje Brajović, former president of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, born in Peć
• Žarko Bulajić, former president of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, born in Nikšić
• Budislav Šoškić, former president of the People's Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, born in Novi Pazar
• Vidoje Žarković, former president of the People's Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, born in Plužine
• Jevrem Brković, writer, historian and a cultural activist, born in Bar
• Borislav Milošević, diplomat who last served as Yugoslav ambassador to Algeria, Japan and Russia
• Filip Vujanović, incumbent President of Montenegro, born in Belgrade
• Savo Pavićević, football player, born in Lovćenac
• Marko Baša, football player, born in Trstenik
• Nikola Drinčić, football player, born in Belgrade
• Srđan Mrvaljević, wrestler, born in Belgrade
• Nenad Stevović, politician, president of the Montenegrin Party
• Miljan Miljanić, football player, coach and administrator
• Miodrag Bulatović, novelist and playwright
• Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović, career criminal
• Mima Karadžić, actor born in Bijelo Polje
• Mihailo Lalić, novelist

See also

• Ethnic groups of Vojvodina
• Montenegrin Party

Sources

1. "Nacionalni savjet crnogorske nacionalne manjine".
2. http://popis2011.stat.rs/?lang=en
3. B92: Crnogorski jezik u Malom Iđošu (Montenegrin language in Mali Iđoš) (Serbian)

External links

• www.krstas.org.yu