The Montenegrins of Serbia ( sr, Црногорци у Србији, Crnogorci u Srbiji) are a

national minority The term 'minority group' has different usages depending on the context. According to its common usage, a minority group can simply be understood in terms of demographic sizes within a population: i.e. a group in society with the least number o ...

in the country. According to the 2011 census, there are 38,527 citizens of recent Montenegrin descent, Montenegrin Serbs, or ethnic

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordin ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. They are the sixth largest ethnic community in the

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

province.

Geography

The largest concentration of Montenegrins in Vojvodina could be found in the municipalities of Vrbas (24.79%),

Mali Iđoš Mali Iđoš ( sr-cyrl, Мали Иђош, ; hu, Kishegyes, ) is a village and municipality located in the North Bačka District of the autonomous province Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality comprises three local communities and has a population ...

(20.83%), and Kula (16.34%). Settlements in Vojvodina with an absolute or relative Montenegrin majority are:

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in the

municipality with 56.86% Montenegrins, Kruščić in the Kula municipality with 32.64%, and Montenegrins in

Savino Selo Savino Selo (; hu, Torzsa), formerly Torschau / Torszà / Torša, is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Vrbas, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. History A settlement named Torsza was first mentioned in ...

in the Vrbas municipality with 38.20% Montenegrins. Formerly, the village of

Bačko Dobro Polje Bačko Dobro Polje (; hu, Kiskér) is a village in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located in the South Bačka District. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Vrbas. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and ...

in the 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 Sivac () is a village located in the municipality of Kula, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority with a sizable Montenegrin minority, with its population numbering 7,895 inhabitants (as of 2011 census). History The existence of 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

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 Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majori ...

. The society of Montenegrins in Serbia, known as "Krstaš", is based in

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. Montenegrin language was recognised as minority language in official use in

Notable people

* Mihailo Janketić, actor *

Nenad Stevović Nenad Stevović (; born 1962) is a Serbian politician, publicist, political scientist and a researcher. He is a prominent figure in the Montenegrin community in Serbia and is the founder and the president of the Montenegrin Party. Biography He ...

, politician, publicist, political scientist and a researcher

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