Krute ( cnr-Cyrl, Круте; ) is a village in the

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

Ulcinj Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488. As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...

, southeastern

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. It is located north-east of

town.

Name

Krytha's name has its origin in the medieval

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of Kryethi. It is alternatively known as ''Krytha e Katërkollës'' to differentiate by another village of the same to the north of Ulcinj, ''Krytha e Ulqinit''.

History

Venetian diplomat

Mariano Bolizza Mariano Bolizza or Marin Bolica (1603 – 27 November 1643) was a nobleman and writer from Cattaro (known today as Kotor). Biography Bolizza was born in Kotor, at the time part of the Republic of Venice (now Montenegro). He studied at the Uni ...

who travelled in the area in 1614 recorded that it was a Catholic village with 30 households and 75 men-in-arms commanded by Gjur Çeka.

Demographics

According to Montenegro's 2011 census, Krute has a population of 525. Krute has slightly more men than women; there are 271 men (51.6%) and 254 women (48.4%). A significant portion of the population (439, or 83.6%) is over the age of 15. According to Montenegro's 2011 census, the majority of residents are ethnically

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(91.4%) with minority groups of

Montenegrins Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes ...

as well as people who identify as Muslim ethnically. A similar majority (91.8%) consider

to be their mother tongue, with the remaining population identifying either Montenegrin (7.2%) or "other" (0.95%) as their mother tongue. Additionally, 521 (99.2%) of the residents practice

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Notable people

Basri Çapriqi Basri Çapriqi (1960–2018) was an Albanian language, Albanian poet and literary critic. He was born in Krute (Krytha) in Ulcinj Municipality (Ulqin), present-day Montenegro and studied Albanian language and literature at the University of Prist ...

, poet

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krute Populated places in Ulcinj Municipality Albanian communities in Montenegro