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Montenegrins of Serbia

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Montenegrins of Serbia
Црногорци у Србији
Crnogorci u Srbiji
Montenegro Serbia
Flag of the National Council of the Montenegrin minority in Serbia
Total population
20,238 Serbian citizens, 0.30% of Serbia's population (2022)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Vojvodina12,424 (0.71%)[2]
Belgrade5,134 (0.31%)[2]
Languages
Serbian, Montenegrin[3]
Religion
Serbian Orthodox
Related ethnic groups
Serbs, South Slavs

Montenegrins of Serbia (Serbian: Црногорци у Србији, romanizedCrnogorci u Srbiji) are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Montenegrins in Serbia is 20,238, constituting 0.3% of the total population. The vast majority of them live in Vojvodina and Belgrade.

Geography

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The largest concentration of Montenegrins in Vojvodina can be found in the municipalities of Mali Iđoš (12.28%), Vrbas (11.65%) and Kula (5.60%).[2] Settlements in Vojvodina with an absolute or relative Montenegrin majority are: Lovćenac in the Mali Iđoš municipality with 56.86% Montenegrins, Kruščić in the Kula municipality with 32.64%, 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 the 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. Also, Montenegrins in Sivac in the Kula municipality had a Montenegrin majority in the 1970's. Now they have a sizable minority population of 30.06%, according to the 2002 census.

Demographics

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Village of Lovćenac, Sveti Petar Cetinjski Church
Year
(census data)
Number of Montenegrins Percent of the national population
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 118,934 1.52%
2002 69,049 0.92%
2011 38,527 0.54%
2022 20,238 0.30%

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

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Montenegrins in Serbia speak Serbian/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. The Montenegrin language was recognised as a minority language in official use in Mali Iđoš.[4]

Notable people

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See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Final results - Ethnicity". Почетна. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ^ a b c "Population by ethnicity, by areas" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ^ "Nacionalni savjet crnogorske nacionalne manjine".
  4. ^ B92: Crnogorski jezik u Malom Iđošu (Montenegrin language in Mali Iđoš) (in Serbian)
  5. ^ Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Miša Janketić – njegovi domovi bili su kuća i bina". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2022-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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