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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 ...
in
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:
Lovćenac hu, Szeghegygerman: Sekitsch , native_name = , nickname = , settlement_type = List of populated places in Serbia, Village (village#Slavic countries, Selo) , motto = , image_skyline ...
in the
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 ...
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
Lovćenac hu, Szeghegygerman: Sekitsch , native_name = , nickname = , settlement_type = List of populated places in Serbia, Village (village#Slavic countries, Selo) , motto = , image_skyline ...
. Montenegrin language was recognised as minority language in official use in
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 ...
.


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


See also

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Serbia-Montenegro relations Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
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Serbs of Montenegro Serbs of Montenegro ( sr, / ) or Montenegrin Serbs ( sr, / ),, meaning "Montenegrin Serbs", and meaning "Serbs Montenegrins". Specifically, Their regional autonym is simply , literal meaning "Montenegrins",Charles Seignobos, Political Histo ...
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Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
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Serbian-Montenegrin unionism Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
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Ethnic groups of Vojvodina Vojvodina is a province in Republic of Serbia and one of the most ethnically diverse regions in Europe, home to 25 different ethnicities. Serbs *Serbs – There were 1,289,635 Serbs in Vojvodina or 66.76% of the population in the province. Serb ...
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Montenegrin Party The Montenegrin Party (, CP) is a political party in Serbia, representing the Montenegrin minority. It is based in the city of Novi Sad. The party was founded by Nenad Stevović, who was its leader from 2008 to 2014, when he resigned. Histor ...


Sources


External links


www.krstas.org.yu
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