The

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic ...

have a minority in

Boka Kotorska The Bay of Kotor ( Montenegrin and Serbian: , Italian: ), also known as the Boka, is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the hi ...

(''Bay of Kotor''), a coastal region in

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, the largest of their kind in Tivat. The three

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

making up the Bay of Kotor ( Tivat, Kotor and

Herceg-Novi Herceg Novi ( cyrl, Херцег Нови, ) is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the Western 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 in ...

) include 4,519 Croats or 6.70%. They are also known as

Bokelji The Bay of Kotor ( Montenegrin and Serbian: , Italian: ), also known as the Boka, is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the h ...

, a common name for all inhabitants for of

. Tivat is home to the minority political party Croatian Civic Initiative, and to the ''National Council of Croats in Montenegro''. Kotor is home to Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro.

Religion

Many Croats in this region are followers of the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor in Kotor is part of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska in

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and its faithful are mostly the Croats in Boka. ;Places of worship *

Our Lady of the Rocks Our Lady of the Rocks is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (the other being Sveti Đorđe island). It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with ...

* Cathedral of Saint Tryphon

Demographics

Settlements in Montenegro with significant Croatian minority (10 percent or more) include (2011):Statistical Office of Montenegro: Table N1. Population by ethnicity by settlement
/ref> *Bogdašići (27 or 47,37%) *

Donja Lastva Donja Lastva ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Donja Lastva) is a coastal settlement in the municipality of Tivat, Montenegro. It is also located north of Tivat in the Bay of Kotor The Bay of Kotor ( Montenegrin and Serbian: , Italian: ), also known a ...

(315 or 41,94%) *Lepetani (53 or 28,80%) * 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%)

Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro

The Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro ( hr, Hrvatsko građansko društvo Crne Gore) is a Croat community organisation in

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. Their headquarters is located in the coastal town of Kotor, in the

Boka kotorska The Bay of Kotor ( Montenegrin and Serbian: , Italian: ), also known as the Boka, is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the hi ...

region of

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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 Tomislav Crnković (17 June 1929 – 17 January 2009) was a Croatian footballer. He was born in Kotor in what was still the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Playing career Club As a defender, he played for HAŠK, Metalac and Dinamo Zag ...

, 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 Andrija Maurović (; 29 March 1901 – 2 September 1981) was a renowned comic book author, often called the father of Croatian and Yugoslav comics. He is mostly known for his ''Stari Mačak'' (Old Mickey, Old Cat) series, published mostly during ...

, comic book author *

Nikola Modruški Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Monten ...

, Bishop of

Modruš Modruš is a village, former bishopric and current Latin Catholic titular see in the mountainous part of Croatia, located south of its municipality's seat Josipdol (Karlovac County), on the easternmost slopes of Velika Kapela mountain, in nort ...

* Božo Nikolić, sea captain and politician *

Josip Pečarić Josip Pečarić (born 2 September 1948) is a Croatian mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics in the Faculty of Textile Technology at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and is a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. ...

, mathematician *

Matea Pletikosić Matea Pletikosić (born 24 April 1998) is a Croatian-born Montenegrin handball player for ŽRK Budućnost and the Montenegrin national team. She played for Croatia in youth categories, but chose to play for Montenegro on a senior level. She re ...

, Montenegrin handball player *Branko Sbutega, priest and writer * Milan Sijerković, meteorologists * Viktor Vida, writer * Marija Vučinović, politician *

Predrag Vušović Predrag "Pređo" Vušović (29 August 1960 – 17 February 2011) was a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1983 to 2011. Selected filmography References External links * 1960 births 2011 deaths People from Koto ...

, actor

References

External links

Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro
{{Croatian diaspora Ethnic groups in Montenegro

Religion

Demographics

Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro

Notable people

See also

References

External links