Piva, Montenegro
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Piva and Pivljani (Пивљани, pîʋʎaːni) are the names of the geographical region and Montenegrin tribe (pleme) of Old Herzegovina
, situated in the southwestern highlands of Montenegro, bordering the Republika Srpska
entity of Bosnia & Herzegovina. The Piva lake flows through the region. The Serbian president Boris Tadić
is a descendant of the Piva clan. The Serbian Orthodox Piva Monastery
has been standing in Piva since the 16th century.
Under Prince Nicholas I of Montenegro
and the Congress of Berlin
recognition, in 1878 the Piva together with the Serb tribes of Banjani
, Niksici, Saranci, Drobnjaci
and a large number of the Rudinjani formed the Old Herzegovina region of the new Montenegrin state.
During the Second World War, people of the region fought in both the Serbian royalist Chetnik and communist Partizan
resistance movements (the two were however fighting each other).
In the book "Piva i Pivljani" by Svetozar Tomić from 1949, the focus is on settlements and origin of the tribe
The tribe has since the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the wartime Bosnian Serb president and member of the neighbourly Drobnjak tribe of Petnjica (from which also the Serbian language reformer Vuk Karadzic descends), petitioned the abolishment of the Serbian president Boris Tadic membership in the tribe because of the unjustified arrest of Karadzic. The arrest is seen as directly bad behavior against the Serbian people and from the Piva against the Drobnjak tribe, who had never before had any problems, and it is because of this Tadic's actions have been condemned.
. The traditional Slava's (Serbian Orthodox tradition of Saint veneration) of the Pivljani are predominantly the Nikoljdan and Jovanjdan, although other Slava's may be celebrated in smaller families.
Old Herzegovina
Old Herzegovina is a historical region in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina . The largest city in this region in Nikšić, and the second-largest is Herceg Novi. Until the Congress of Berlin in 1878 the Old Hercegovina was part of Bosnian Pashalik, but since then merged into Montenegro....
, situated in the southwestern highlands of Montenegro, bordering the Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
entity of Bosnia & Herzegovina. The Piva lake flows through the region. The Serbian president Boris Tadić
Boris Tadic
Boris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...
is a descendant of the Piva clan. The Serbian Orthodox Piva Monastery
Piva Monastery
Piva Monastery is located in Piva, Montenegro near the source of the Piva River in northern Montenegro. Built between 1573 and 1586, it was rebuilt in another location in 1982...
has been standing in Piva since the 16th century.
Under Prince Nicholas I of Montenegro
Nicholas I of Montenegro
Nikola I Mirkov Petrović-Njegoš was the only king of Montenegro, reigning as king from 1910 to 1918 and as prince from 1860 to 1910. He was also a poet, notably penning "Onamo, 'namo!", a popular song from Montenegro.-Early life:Nikola was born in the village of Njeguši, the ancient home of the...
and the Congress of Berlin
Congress of Berlin
The Congress of Berlin was a meeting of the European Great Powers' and the Ottoman Empire's leading statesmen in Berlin in 1878. In the wake of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, the meeting's aim was to reorganize the countries of the Balkans...
recognition, in 1878 the Piva together with the Serb tribes of Banjani
Banjani
Banjani is an Old Herzegovinian and Montenegrin clan of Aromanian origin, located in Montenegro, of which territory comprises 380 km², west of Nikšić. The territory is the centrum between Nikšić and Bileća, from the top of Njegoš to the Trebišnjica, and to the Bileća lake...
, Niksici, Saranci, Drobnjaci
Drobnjaci
Drobnjaci is an Old Herzegovinian clan and region in northern Montenegro . Its unofficial centre is in Boan/Šavnik. The Drobnjaci families are predominantly Serb Orthodox, with a majority declaring as Serbs, the rest as Montenegrins...
and a large number of the Rudinjani formed the Old Herzegovina region of the new Montenegrin state.
During the Second World War, people of the region fought in both the Serbian royalist Chetnik and communist Partizan
Partizan
Partizan is the Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, and Slovene term for a partisan. It is usually used in those languages to denote a member of the World War II resistance movement, the Yugoslav Partisans, which are always mentioned in those languages without the adjective "Yugoslav", i.e...
resistance movements (the two were however fighting each other).
In the book "Piva i Pivljani" by Svetozar Tomić from 1949, the focus is on settlements and origin of the tribe
The tribe has since the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the wartime Bosnian Serb president and member of the neighbourly Drobnjak tribe of Petnjica (from which also the Serbian language reformer Vuk Karadzic descends), petitioned the abolishment of the Serbian president Boris Tadic membership in the tribe because of the unjustified arrest of Karadzic. The arrest is seen as directly bad behavior against the Serbian people and from the Piva against the Drobnjak tribe, who had never before had any problems, and it is because of this Tadic's actions have been condemned.
Families
Pivljani exist outside the Piva region in Glasinac, Sarajevo Polje and NikšićNikšić
Nikšić is a city in Montenegro . In 2003 the city had a total population about 75,000.Nikšić is located in Nikšić plain, at the foot of Mount Trebjesa. It is the center of the municipality , which is the largest in Montenegro by area...
. The traditional Slava's (Serbian Orthodox tradition of Saint veneration) of the Pivljani are predominantly the Nikoljdan and Jovanjdan, although other Slava's may be celebrated in smaller families.
- TadićTadicTadić is a common Croatian, Serbian and Montenegrin surname and may refer to:* Boris Tadić , President of Serbia* Josip Tadić , Croatian football player* Ljuba Tadić , Serbian actor...
, they celebrate the Slava of Jovanjdan - KecojevićKecojevicKecojevic is a Serbian and Montenegrin surname/clan. In the 19th century - Ivan Kecojević from Pirni Dol was the tallest man in Montenegro.-External links:*...
, they celebrate the Slava of Jovanjdan - Čupić, they celebrate the Slava of Jovanjdan
- Djurkovic, they celebrate the Slava of Nikoljdan
- Skiljevic, they celebrate the Slava of Jovanjdan
People
- Ljubomir TadićLjubomir TadicLjubomir "Ljuba" Tadić is a law graduate and a professor of philosophy at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy as well as a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts...
- Boris TadićBoris TadicBoris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...
- Stojan ČupićStojan CupicStojan Čupić , also known as "Zmaj od Noćaja" , was a Serbian voivod, one of the most important leaders of the First Serbian Uprising. He was born in Piva in Herzegovina and his original surname was Dobrilović. He later moved to Salaš Noćajski in Mačva, where he was adopted by Strahinja Čupić, and...
- Arsenije Gagović
- patriarch Makarije SokolovićMakarije SokolovicMakarije Sokolović was the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1557 to 1571. He was the first patriarch of the restored Serbian Patriarchate, after its lapse in 1463 that resulted from the Ottoman conquest of Serbia...
- partiarch Savatije Sokolović
- vojvoda Lazar Sočica
- Bajo Pivljanin
- Vule Adžić
- patriarch Antonije
- patriarch Gerasim
- Spasoje Tadić
- Radoje Dakić
- Obren Blagojević
- Jovan Vuković
- Vidoje ŽarkovićVidoje ŽarkovicVidoje Žarković was a chairman of the Executive Council , president of the People's Assembly , secretary of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro , and president of the Presidium of the League of Communists of SFRY ....
- Simo KecojevićSimo KecojevićSimo Kecojevic was a Serbian freedom fighter born in 1888 in Boričje , Plužine, Piva, Montenegro as the son of Cvijeta and Milovan Kecojevic. The family moved to Serbia in 1895....
- Sćepan KecojevićSćepan KecojevićScepan Kecojevic was a Serbian freedom fighter, brother of Simo Kecojević.Born in 1888. Boričje, Plužine, Piva, Montenegro, the son of Cvijeta and Milovan Kesojević.He was ethnic Montenegrin....