Montenegrins of Serbia

Montenegrins of Serbia (Serbian: Црногорци у Србији, romanized: Crnogorci 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.

"Serbian Montenegrins" redirects here. Not to be confused with Serbs of Montenegro.
Montenegrins of Serbia
Црногорци у Србији
Crnogorci u Srbiji
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

Geography

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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Montenegro
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Kosovo
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Culture
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Language and dialects
History
History of Montenegro
Rulers
Year
(census data)		 Number of Montenegrins Percent of the national population
194874,8601.15%
195386,0611.23%
1961104,7531.37%
1971125,2601.48%
1981147,4661.58%
1991118,9341.52%
200269,0490.92%
201138,5270.54%
202220,2380.30%

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. The Montenegrin language was recognised as a 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. "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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