Serbs of Montenegro
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Montenegrin Serbs is a regional, ethnographic group of ethnic Serbs
. They compose the second largest ethnic group in Montenegro
(28.73% in 2011) after the Montenegrins.
In the 8th century, the Serbian Principality was established, which had most of present-day northern Montenegro, while the western part was in the Serbian crownland of Travunia
in the 9th century (see Old Herzegovina
). In the 11th century the Serbian realm was conquered by the Byzantines, and in its place the Župa
nate of Duklja was formed in the southernmost part. The Serbs remained the majority of the people until the 1948 census which saw the formation of the "Montenegrin ethnicity".
and its successor-state Zeta were part of the larger Serbian realms that presently are part of southern Dalmatia
, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
, Serbia and Malesija. Afterwords, the present day territory of Montenegro would become part of the medieval Serbian Empire
. After the Serbian defeat at the Battle of Kosovo
in 1389 the unconquered territories in Montenegro would become a long time symbol for both Serbs and Montenegrins against the Ottoman Empire
.
. Both Kingdoms fought together as independent states in the Balkan Wars
and in the First World War. At the end of the war in 1918 the Kingdom of Montenegro
decalred its union with the Kingdom of Serbia
even before the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes shortly later, that would be renamed into Kingdom of Yugoslavia
in 1929. During the period of the monarchic Yugoslavia, ruled by the Serbian dinasty of the House of Karađorđević, the tensions between Serbs and Croats were increasing and most of the Montenegrin politicians supported the Serbian proposed centralised state.
. At the end of the war the socialist Yugoslavia was created and the two became republics within the Yugoslav federation.
which ended with a 95.96% of votes in favour for a state union with Serbia
and with the changing of the socialist political system towards a pluri-partidarian one, the country was renamed into Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In this period between 1990 and 1998 Montenegro was ruled by Momir Bulatović
who had close relations with the Serbian president Slobodan Milošević
and who was very supportive to keep close ties between the two republics within the state union. Montenegro was also included by the economic sanctions imposed to Serbia during the 1990s. During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
both Serbia and Montenegro suffered the attacks of the NATO forces and several targets inside Montenegro were also bombarded. All this contributed to the rise in power in Montenegro of Milo Đukanović who was known to have much less sympaties towards the Serbo-Montenegrin ties and would became an open supporter on the independence of Montenegro. In 2006, six years after the fall of Milošević in 2000, and after insistence of international diplomacy, FR Yugoslavia changed into the state union of Serbia and Montenegro
. This entire process subtily lede to the separation of the two states, which was decided by the referendum on Montenegrin independence
on 21 May 2006. A total of 419,240 votes were cast, representing 86.5% of the total electorate. Of them, 230,661 votes or 55.5% were in favour of independence and 185,002 votes or 44.5% were against.
, regarded before as a dialect of the Serbian language
, including the creation of a new Montenegrin Cyrillic alphabet which is basically the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet with the addition of two new latters. The Serbian population in Montenegro has been opposing this language separation, just as the separation of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church
from the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church
. The Montenegrin language lacks ISO code, and the Montenegrin Orthodox church is canonically unrecognized by March 2011.
The links between the two nations remains strong, and the fact that for the last two centuries a great number of Montenegrins had emigrated to Belgrade and other parts of Serbia further strengthens the ties. The Montenegrin littoral is still the main turistic destination for most Serbian citizens, and a big number of Serb own properties in form of summer houses contributes to a summer seasonal influx of a big number of Serbs towards Montenegro. Despite the separation the economical balance between both countries and the economical relation continues to be strong.
Municipalities of Montenegro with large concentrations of Serb communities:
; around 43% of the population of the entire country speak it as their mother tongue (37% Montenegrins).
Serbian was the official language of Montenegro until 2007 when the new Constitution of Montenegro
replaced the Constitution of 1992. Amid opposition from pro-Serbian parties, Montenegrin language
was made the sole official language of the country and Serbian was given the status of a recognised minority language along with Bosnian, Albanian, and Croatian. As per 2011 census results, 42.88%(63.49% in 2003) of the population declared their mother language as Serbian, compared to 36.97&(21.96% in 2003) who declared as Montenegrin, the latter being mainly concentrated in Old Montenegro
.
Serbian is written in both Cyrillic and Latin script.
, the strongest religious institution of Montenegro (with a total of 460,383 followers or 74%).
The current Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral is Amfilohije Radović
. One of the largest places of worship is the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
in Podgorica
.
has claimed all Serbian Orthodox churches in Montenegro and is backed by a small percentage of all Orthodox Christians in Montenegro. The government has recognized the church, however none of the Eastern Orthodox churches have. The leader is the controversial Miraš Dedeić
, a former Serbian Orthodox clergyman with Serbian nationalist views that after being suspended from the Serbian Church, went to Rome and became a Greek Orthodox clergyman. He formed a Serbian municipality within the Greek Orthodox church of Rome for his personal domain and was later suspended by the SOC after committing adultery with a younger woman. In 1997 he was excommunicated by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eastern Orthodox Church. MOC's leader is anathemized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and banished from Orthodoxy.
In April 2007, President Vujanović
declared he would protect the property of the main religious institution in Montenegro, the Serbian Orthodox Church
during an attempt of the non-canonical Montenegrin Orthodox Church to forcibly seize its property.
The Montenegrin Orthodox instigated a fight when they came and threatened Serbian Orthodox at the Cetinje monastery
in 2009, Police broke the two groups.
has the following lyrics:
Most of the important noble families of Montenegro had troughout the history considered themselves to be ethnically Serb. The ties between the two countries were always strong and date back to the establishment of both in the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages. More recently, they shared the struggle of liberation from the Ottoman Turks and they fought together in the Balkan Wars and the First World War. Even before the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the Kingdom of Montenegro
had declared its union with the Kingdom of Serbia
. Beside the historical leaders, many other proeminent people of the Montenegrin society had openly declared as Serb, mostly because they considered the Montenegrins to be a part of the Serbs rather than a separate nationality.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
. They compose the second largest ethnic group in Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
(28.73% in 2011) after the Montenegrins.
In the 8th century, the Serbian Principality was established, which had most of present-day northern Montenegro, while the western part was in the Serbian crownland of Travunia
Travunia
Travunia was a medieval region, administrative unit and principality, which was part of Medieval Serbia , and in its last years, the Bosnian Kingdom . The county became hereditary in a number of noble houses, often kin to the ruling dynasty. The region came under Ottoman rule in 1482...
in the 9th century (see Old Herzegovina
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....
). In the 11th century the Serbian realm was conquered by the Byzantines, and in its place the Župa
Župa
A Župa is a Slavic term, used historically among the Southern and Western branches of the Slavs, originally denoting various territorial and other sub-units, usually a small administrative division, especially a gathering of several villages...
nate of Duklja was formed in the southernmost part. The Serbs remained the majority of the people until the 1948 census which saw the formation of the "Montenegrin ethnicity".
Medieval times
Since the establishment of the Slavs in the region that the ties between both were strong. The medieval state of DukljaDuklja
Doclea or Duklja was a medieval state with hereditary lands roughly encompassing the territories of present-day southeastern Montenegro, from Kotor on the west to the river Bojana on the east and to the sources of Zeta and Morača rivers on the north....
and its successor-state Zeta were part of the larger Serbian realms that presently are part of southern Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, Serbia and Malesija. Afterwords, the present day territory of Montenegro would become part of the medieval Serbian Empire
Serbian Empire
The Serbian Empire was a short-lived medieval empire in the Balkans that emerged from the Serbian Kingdom. Stephen Uroš IV Dušan was crowned Emperor of Serbs and Greeks on 16 April, 1346, a title signifying a successorship to the Eastern Roman Empire...
. After the Serbian defeat at the Battle of Kosovo
Battle of Kosovo
The Battle of Kosovo took place on St. Vitus' Day, June 15, 1389, between the army led by Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Sultan Murad I...
in 1389 the unconquered territories in Montenegro would become a long time symbol for both Serbs and Montenegrins against the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.
Balkan Wars, World War I and the creation of Yugoslavia
Later, Montenegro was declared a nation-state of the Serbs under the dinasty of the House of Petrović-NjegošHouse of Petrovic-Njegoš
The House of Petrović-Njegoš was the Royal House of Montenegro from 1696 to 1918. Montenegro had enjoyed de facto independence from the Ottoman Empire from 1711 but only received formal international recognition as an independent principality in 1878.Montenegro was ruled from inception by...
. Both Kingdoms fought together as independent states in the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
and in the First World War. At the end of the war in 1918 the Kingdom of Montenegro
Kingdom of Montenegro
The Kingdom of Montenegro was a monarchy in southeastern Europe during the tumultuous years on the Balkan Peninsula leading up to and during World War I. Legally it was a constitutional monarchy, but absolutist in practice...
decalred its union with the Kingdom of Serbia
Kingdom of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia was created when Prince Milan Obrenović, ruler of the Principality of Serbia, was crowned King in 1882. The Principality of Serbia was ruled by the Karađorđevic dynasty from 1817 onwards . The Principality, suzerain to the Porte, had expelled all Ottoman troops by 1867, de...
even before the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes shortly later, that would be renamed into Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
in 1929. During the period of the monarchic Yugoslavia, ruled by the Serbian dinasty of the House of Karađorđević, the tensions between Serbs and Croats were increasing and most of the Montenegrin politicians supported the Serbian proposed centralised state.
Socialist Yugoslavia
During the Second World War both Serbs and Montenegrins were very active in both resistance movements, the Yugoslav Partisans and the Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland known as the ChetniksChetniks
Chetniks, or the Chetnik movement , were Serbian nationalist and royalist paramilitary organizations from the first half of the 20th century. The Chetniks were formed as a Serbian resistance against the Ottoman Empire in 1904, and participated in the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II...
. At the end of the war the socialist Yugoslavia was created and the two became republics within the Yugoslav federation.
State union between Serbia and Montenegro between 1992 and 2006
After the secession of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia in 1991 and 1992, SR Montenegro held the Montenegrin referendum in 1992Montenegrin independence referendum, 1992
The Montenegrin independence referendum of 1992 was the first independence referendum for Montenegrin independence. 421,549 citizens were registered voters.- Campaign :...
which ended with a 95.96% of votes in favour for a state union with Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and with the changing of the socialist political system towards a pluri-partidarian one, the country was renamed into Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In this period between 1990 and 1998 Montenegro was ruled by Momir Bulatović
Momir Bulatovic
Momir Bulatović , formerly served as a Yugoslavian and Montenegrin politician. Bulatović became federal President of Montenegro while Montenegro was part of a Yugoslav federation, and also Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
who had close relations with the Serbian president Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
and who was very supportive to keep close ties between the two republics within the state union. Montenegro was also included by the economic sanctions imposed to Serbia during the 1990s. During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was NATO's military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The strikes lasted from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999...
both Serbia and Montenegro suffered the attacks of the NATO forces and several targets inside Montenegro were also bombarded. All this contributed to the rise in power in Montenegro of Milo Đukanović who was known to have much less sympaties towards the Serbo-Montenegrin ties and would became an open supporter on the independence of Montenegro. In 2006, six years after the fall of Milošević in 2000, and after insistence of international diplomacy, FR Yugoslavia changed into the state union of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
. This entire process subtily lede to the separation of the two states, which was decided by the referendum on Montenegrin independence
Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006
The Montenegrin independence referendum was a referendum on the independence of the Republic of Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro that was held on 21 May 2006.The total turnout of the referendum was 86.5%...
on 21 May 2006. A total of 419,240 votes were cast, representing 86.5% of the total electorate. Of them, 230,661 votes or 55.5% were in favour of independence and 185,002 votes or 44.5% were against.
After the independence of Montenegro
Since the independence the Montenegrin society has been divided among many issues. The independence supporters are advocating for the creation of a separate Montenegrin languageMontenegrin language
Montenegrin is a name used for the Serbo-Croatian language as spoken by Montenegrins; it also refers to an incipient standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect of Serbo-Croatian used as the official language of Montenegro...
, regarded before as a dialect of the Serbian language
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, including the creation of a new Montenegrin Cyrillic alphabet which is basically the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet with the addition of two new latters. The Serbian population in Montenegro has been opposing this language separation, just as the separation of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church
Montenegrin Orthodox Church
The Montenegrin Orthodox Church is an Orthodox Christian organization acting in Montenegro and Montenegrin emigration circles - e.g. the village of Lovćenac and the Montenegrin emigration colony in Argentina...
from the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
. The Montenegrin language lacks ISO code, and the Montenegrin Orthodox church is canonically unrecognized by March 2011.
The links between the two nations remains strong, and the fact that for the last two centuries a great number of Montenegrins had emigrated to Belgrade and other parts of Serbia further strengthens the ties. The Montenegrin littoral is still the main turistic destination for most Serbian citizens, and a big number of Serb own properties in form of summer houses contributes to a summer seasonal influx of a big number of Serbs towards Montenegro. Despite the separation the economical balance between both countries and the economical relation continues to be strong.
Population
- AndrijevicaAndrijevicaAndrijevica is a town in north-eastern Montenegro. It has a population of 1,073 . Its territory is outspread on 340 km2 and it is surrounded by massives of mountains Komovi, Bjelasica and Prokletije....
(61.86%) - PlužinePlužinePlužine is a town in northwesten Montenegro. It has a population of 1,494 .Plužine is the centre of the municipality and unofficial centre of Piva region, named after Piva River.-History:...
(65.65%) - PljevljaPljevljaPljevlja is a town and municipality located in the northern part of Montenegro. The city lies at an altitude of...
(57.07%) - Herceg NoviHerceg NoviHerceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants...
(48.89%) - ŽabljakŽabljakŽabljak is a small town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 1,937.Žabljak is the seat of the municipality...
(41.30%) - ŠavnikŠavnikŠavnik is a small town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 570 .Šavnik is the centre of the municipality and unofficial centre of Drobnjaci region, home of the Drobnjaci tribe....
(42.42%) - KolašinKolašinKolašin , is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 2,989 .Kolašin is the centre of the municipality and unofficial centre of Morača region, named after Morača River....
(35.75%) - BeraneBeraneBerane , formerly Ivangrad, is a town in north-eastern Montenegro. It has a population of 11,776 .Berane is the centre of municipality and one of the centres of Polimlje area, named after the Lim River, on which Berane is situated.-History:During the medieval period the Montenegrin land of Berane...
(42.96 %) - BudvaBudvaBudva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality...
(37.71 %) - Bijelo PoljeBijelo PoljeBijelo Polje is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 15,883 .Bijelo Polje is the center of municipality . It is unofficial center of north-eastern region of Montenegro...
(35.96%) - TivatTivatTivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor...
(31,61%)
Language
Serbs in Montenegro speak the Ijekavian dialect of the Serbian languageSerbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
; around 43% of the population of the entire country speak it as their mother tongue (37% Montenegrins).
Serbian was the official language of Montenegro until 2007 when the new Constitution of Montenegro
Constitution of Montenegro
The current Constitution of Montenegro was ratified and adopted by the Constitutional Parliament of Montenegro on 19 October 2007 on an extraordinary session by achieving the required two-thirds supermajority of votes. The Constitution was officially proclaimed as the Constitution of Montenegro on...
replaced the Constitution of 1992. Amid opposition from pro-Serbian parties, Montenegrin language
Montenegrin language
Montenegrin is a name used for the Serbo-Croatian language as spoken by Montenegrins; it also refers to an incipient standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect of Serbo-Croatian used as the official language of Montenegro...
was made the sole official language of the country and Serbian was given the status of a recognised minority language along with Bosnian, Albanian, and Croatian. As per 2011 census results, 42.88%(63.49% in 2003) of the population declared their mother language as Serbian, compared to 36.97&(21.96% in 2003) who declared as Montenegrin, the latter being mainly concentrated in Old Montenegro
Old Montenegro
Old Montenegro is a geo-historical part of the modern Republic of Montenegro. It refers to the territory of the Principality of Montenegrin prior to its expansion and the proclamation of a kingdom during the Balkan Wars...
.
Serbian is written in both Cyrillic and Latin script.
Religion
The Serbs are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
, the strongest religious institution of Montenegro (with a total of 460,383 followers or 74%).
The current Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral is Amfilohije Radović
Amfilohije Radovic
Amfilohije Radović is the current Metropolitan of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, Archbishop of Cetinje.His role in the Yugoslav Wars is considered controversial.- Biography :...
. One of the largest places of worship is the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Podgorica)
The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica, Montenegro,is a cathedral of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church, construction of which began in 1993.- See also :...
in Podgorica
Podgorica
Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
.
Serbian Orthodoxy in Montenegro
The Serbian Orthodox Church has been threatened in Montenegro. The newly formed Montenegrin Orthodox ChurchMontenegrin Orthodox Church
The Montenegrin Orthodox Church is an Orthodox Christian organization acting in Montenegro and Montenegrin emigration circles - e.g. the village of Lovćenac and the Montenegrin emigration colony in Argentina...
has claimed all Serbian Orthodox churches in Montenegro and is backed by a small percentage of all Orthodox Christians in Montenegro. The government has recognized the church, however none of the Eastern Orthodox churches have. The leader is the controversial Miraš Dedeić
Miraš Dedeic
Miraš Dedeić , also known as Metropolitan Mihailo, is the head of the uncanonical Montenegrin Orthodox Church since 1997...
, a former Serbian Orthodox clergyman with Serbian nationalist views that after being suspended from the Serbian Church, went to Rome and became a Greek Orthodox clergyman. He formed a Serbian municipality within the Greek Orthodox church of Rome for his personal domain and was later suspended by the SOC after committing adultery with a younger woman. In 1997 he was excommunicated by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eastern Orthodox Church. MOC's leader is anathemized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and banished from Orthodoxy.
In April 2007, President Vujanović
Vujanovic
Vujanović is a Serbian or Montenegrin surname and may refer to:*Filip Vujanović , President of Montenegro, Montenegrin politician*Svetlana Tobea Vujanovic, his wife, First Lady od Montenegro, Montenegrin judge...
declared he would protect the property of the main religious institution in Montenegro, the Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
during an attempt of the non-canonical Montenegrin Orthodox Church to forcibly seize its property.
The Montenegrin Orthodox instigated a fight when they came and threatened Serbian Orthodox at the Cetinje monastery
Cetinje Monastery
The Cetinje Monastery is the most famous Serb Orthodox monastery in Montenegro. It is located in Cetinje and is the seat of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral and its name derives from Saint Peter of Cetinje...
in 2009, Police broke the two groups.
Christmas
An old Christmas song from the Bay of KotorBay of Kotor
The Bay of Kotor in south-western Montenegro is a winding bay on the Adriatic Sea. The bay, sometimes called Europe's southernmost fjord, is in fact a submerged river canyon of the disintegrated Bokelj River which used to run from the high mountain plateaus of Mount Orjen...
has the following lyrics:
Božić zove svrh planine, one visoke: „Veselite se, Srbi braćo, vrijeme vi je! Nalagajte krupna drva, ne cijepajte! Sijecite suvo meso, ne mjerite! Prostirite šenič' slamu mjesto trpeze, a po slami trpežnjake, svilom kićene! A odaje i pendžere lovoričicom! A ikone i stolove masliničicom! Utočite rujna vina, rujna crvena, i rakije lozovače prve bokare! Vi, đevojke i nevjeste, kola igrajte, a vi, staro i nejako, Boga molite!" |
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Nationality status
On 26 January 2010, Serbian President Boris Tadic said it is unbelievable that the Serbs only have the status of national minority, stressing that he wants to build up the relations between the countries since Montenegro's recognition of Kosovo that weakened the diplomacy between Montenegro and Serbia but doesn't understand the position given to the Serbs in relation to the history and manners of Montenegro. He said he has no intentions to mix into the business of Montenegro, only showing what Serbia thinks about Podgorica's handling of the Serb people in Montenegro.Prominent individuals
Kingdom of Montenegro
The Kingdom of Montenegro was a monarchy in southeastern Europe during the tumultuous years on the Balkan Peninsula leading up to and during World War I. Legally it was a constitutional monarchy, but absolutist in practice...
had declared its union with the Kingdom of Serbia
Kingdom of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia was created when Prince Milan Obrenović, ruler of the Principality of Serbia, was crowned King in 1882. The Principality of Serbia was ruled by the Karađorđevic dynasty from 1817 onwards . The Principality, suzerain to the Porte, had expelled all Ottoman troops by 1867, de...
. Beside the historical leaders, many other proeminent people of the Montenegrin society had openly declared as Serb, mostly because they considered the Montenegrins to be a part of the Serbs rather than a separate nationality.
- Vasilije III Petrović-NjegošVasilije III Petrovic-NjegošVasilije Petrović-Njegoš was a Prince bishop of Montenegro. Also, he wrote the history of Montenegro, and Serbian patriotic poems.He ruled together with Sava, his brother.-Overview:...
- Petar I Petrović Njegoš
- Petar II Petrović Njegoš (Radivoje Tomov Petrović, Rade)
- Marko Miljanov Popović
- Nikola I Petrović Njegoš
- Mirko Petrović NjegošMirko Petrovic NjegošMirko Petrović-Njegoš also Vojvoda Mirko , Grand Duke of Grahovo was a Montenegrin soldier, diplomat and poet of the House of Petrović-Njegoš. He was the older brother of Prince Danilo I and father of King Nikola, son of Stiepo/Sava Petrović-Njegoš and wife Angelika Radamovich...
- Puniša RačićPuniša RacicPuniša Račić was a Montenegrin Serb politician, a member of the Yugoslav Parliament from the People's Radical Party, who assassinated Pavle Radić and Đuro Basariček, Croatian Peasant Party representatives, mortally wounded Stjepan Radić, leader of Croatian Peasant Party at the time and wounded...
- Mihailo Petrović-NjegošPrince Michael of MontenegroPrince Michael Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro was the third son of Prince Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, Grand Voivode of Grahovo and Zeta , and Natalija Konstantinovic, a cousin of Aleksandar Obrenović of Serbia...
- Radovan KaradžićRadovan KaradžicRadovan Karadžić is a former Bosnian Serb politician. He is detained in the United Nations Detention Unit of Scheveningen, accused of war crimes committed against Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats during the Siege of Sarajevo, as well as ordering the Srebrenica massacre.Educated as a...
- Amfilohije RadovićAmfilohije RadovicAmfilohije Radović is the current Metropolitan of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, Archbishop of Cetinje.His role in the Yugoslav Wars is considered controversial.- Biography :...
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- Visarion LjubišaVisarion LjubišaVisarion Ljubiša was the Metropolitan bishop of Serbian Orthodox Church from 1882 to 1884.-Early Life and Schooling:...
- Stjepan Mitrov LjubišaStjepan Mitrov LjubišaStjepan Mitrov Ljubiša , was a Serbian-Montenegrin writer and politician. He is famous for his unique short stories, generally ranked among the masterpieces of Serbian literature in its day...
- Patriarch Varnava (Rosić)Varnava RosicPatriarch Varnava Rosić was born in Pljevlja, Ottoman Empire , on August 29, 1880. He was the Head of Serbian Orthodox Church between 1930 and 1937. His birth name was Petar Rosić....
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- SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
- SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
- MontenegroMontenegroMontenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
- Montenegrins
- Demographics of MontenegroDemographics of MontenegroThis article is about the demographic features of the population of Montenegro, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.- Total population:...