Slovenian
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
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Montenegrin: ''Slovenački Crnogorci'') are a
national minority
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in
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. Until 1991, Montenegro and Slovenia were both constituent republics of the
Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia
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, and as such there was freedom of movement among nations.
According to the 2002 Slovenian census there are 2,667 ethnic Montenegrins in Slovenia.
Official Results of Slovenia census 2002, Staticistal Office of the Republic of Slovenia
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Notable people
*Žarko Đurišić
Žarko Đurišić ( sr-cyr, Жарко Ђуришић; born March 31, 1961), also credited as Zarko Durisic, is a Montenegrin-born Slovenian basketball scout, former player, and former coach who is currently the Director of international player ...
, basketball scout, coach, and former player
* Bjanka Adžić Ursulov, costume and set designer
* Vinko Glanz, architect
* Milada Kalezić, actress
* Jan Plestenjak, singer
* Boris Popovič, politician and Mayor of Koper
* Velimir Vulikić, doctor and publicist
*Senidah
Senida Hajdarpašić (; born 9 April 1985), known by her stage name Senidah (pronounced ), is a Slovenian singer-songwriter. Often dubbed the "Balkan Trap Diva" by the media, she was born in Ljubljana and rose to prominence as the lead singer o ...
, singer-songwriter
See also
* Montenegro–Slovenia relations
References
Slovenians
The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as th ...
Ethnic groups in Slovenia
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