Croats of Montenegro
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 6,021[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bay of Kotor | 4,519 [2] |
| Languages | |
| Croatian, Montenegrin | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other South Slavs | |
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Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro
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Religion
Croats of Montenegro are mainly Catholic. According to the 2011 census, 5,527 (91.80%) Croats declared as such. Since most of them live in the Bay of Kotor, the vast majority of them fall under the Diocese of Kotor.
- Places of worship
- Our Lady of the Rocks
- Cathedral of Saint Tryphon
Demographics
Settlements in Montenegro with significant Croatian minority (10 percent or more) include (2011):[3]
- Bogdašići (27 or 47,37%)
- Donja Lastva (315 or 41,94%)
- Lepetani (53 or 28,80%)
- Strp (12 or 24%)
- Krašići (27 or 20,77%)
- Muo (115 or 18,58%)
- Bogišići (33 or 17,93%)
- Tivat (1,622 or 17,31%)
- Donji Stoliv (58 or 16,67%)
- Prčanj (170 or 15,04%)
- Kavač (93 or 13,86%)
- Kotor (113 or 11,76%)
- Škaljari (415 or 10,90%)
| Census year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Number of Croats | Percentage |
| 1961 | ||
Herceg-Novi
|
1,544 | 10.18% |
| Kotor | 3,483 | 20.92% |
| Tivat | 3,423 | 57.29% |
| 1971 | ||
Herceg-Novi
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1,195 | 6.5% |
| Kotor | 2,612 | 13.8% |
| Tivat | 3,375 | 48.73% |
| 1981 | ||
Herceg-Novi
|
702 | 3.01% |
| Kotor | 1,644 | 8.03% |
| Tivat | 2,876 | 30.87% |
| 1991 | ||
Herceg-Novi
|
630 | 2.28% |
| Kotor | 1,617 | 7.2% |
| Tivat | 2,663 | 23.35% |
| 2003 | ||
Herceg-Novi
|
831 | 2.45% |
| Kotor | 1,842 | 7.84% |
| Tivat | 2,761 | 19.73% |
| 2011 | ||
Herceg-Novi
|
662 | 2.14% |
| Kotor | 1,553 | 7.84% |
| Tivat | 2,304 | 16.42% |
Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro
The Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro (
Boka kotorska region of Montenegro
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Notable people
- Marta Batinović, Montenegrin handball player
- Tihomil Beritić, physician
- Luka Brajnović, university professor and journalist
- Ivan Brkanović, writer
- Tomislav Crnković, Croatian football player
- Vjenceslav Čižek, poet
- blessed Gracija of Muo, Augustinian and hermit
- Ilija Janjić, Bishop
- Leopold Mandić, Catholic saint
- Franjo Kunčer, motorsport racer
- Andrija Maurović, comic book author
- Nikola Modruški, Bishop of Modruš
- Božo Nikolić, sea captain and politician
- Josip Pečarić, mathematician
- Matea Pletikosić, Montenegrin handball player
- Branko Sbutega, priest and writer
- Milan Sijerković, meteorologists
- Viktor Vida, writer
- Marija Vučinović, politician
- Predrag Vušović, actor
See also
References
External links
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