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 (

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

The largest concentration of Montenegrins in Vojvodina could be found in the municipalities of

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. 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

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

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. Montenegrin language was recognised as minority language in official use in Mali Iđoš.[4]

Notable people

See also

Sources

  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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