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|poptime ='''Serb'''<br/> '''198,414 Montenegrins'''<small></br>31.99% of Montenegro population (2003)'''</small> <ref name="ETF Country Analysis">[http://www.etf.europa.eu/pubmgmt.nsf/(getAttachment)/751A066D3DAAAF92C12571FF0044425D/$File/NOTE6UBGJX.pdf]</ref> |
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|popplace = [[Andrijevica]] (69.61%), [[Plužine]] (60.51%), [[Pljevlja]] (60.11%), [[Herceg Novi]] (52.88%), [[Žabljak]] (50.26%), [[Šavnik]] (47.44%), [[Berane]] (46.51%), [[Bijelo Polje]] (40.32%), [[Tivat]] |
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'''Montenegrins'''<sup>(Accurate regional affiliation of Serbs in Montenegro)</sup> or '''Montenegrin Serbs''' ({{lang-sr|Црногорци, Црногорcки Cрби}}) is a regional, [[ethnographic]] group of ethnic [[Serbs]]<ref>Montenegro: The Divided Land by Thomas Fleming, Rockford Institute</ref><ref>"Montenegrins are ethnic Serbs and a Montenegrin ethnicity does not exist...", Knowledge of the Law (Poznavanje zakona), textbook published in 1914, Kingdom of Montenegro; chapter The People, subchapter The People and State Territory, page 105, first passage </ref>, inhabiting Montenegro<ref>Encyclopedia Americana, 1994 ed., s.v. "Montenegro"</ref>. They compose the second largest nation in [[Montenegro]] (31.99%, 2004<ref>[http://www.monstat.cg.yu/Popis/Popis01a.zip Official results of the 2003 Montenegrin census]</ref>) after the separate nation of [[Montenegrins]]. The Montenegrin Serbs are autochthonous to the region of Montenegro, and they composed the (only<ref name="CS1900"/>) [[Demographic history of Montenegro|vast majority of the Demographics of Montenegro]] until 1948 when the previous 1931 80% strong community dropped to 1.67% due to Yugoslav regionalization politics by [[Tito]] (Through advocating a separate identity of "ethnic" Montenegrins), that resulted in gradual weakening of the Serbs of Montenegro, finalized with the [[Montenegrin independence]] and forming of separate [[Montenegrin Orthodox Church]]. The separate Montenegrin ethnic affiliation is the largest in Montenegro since [[World War II]]. |
'''Montenegrins'''<sup>(Accurate regional affiliation of Serbs in Montenegro)</sup> or '''Montenegrin Serbs''' ({{lang-sr|Црногорци, Црногорcки Cрби}}) is a regional, [[ethnographic]] group of ethnic [[Serbs]]<ref>Montenegro: The Divided Land by Thomas Fleming, Rockford Institute</ref><ref>"Montenegrins are ethnic Serbs and a Montenegrin ethnicity does not exist...", Knowledge of the Law (Poznavanje zakona), textbook published in 1914, Kingdom of Montenegro; chapter The People, subchapter The People and State Territory, page 105, first passage </ref>, inhabiting Montenegro<ref>Encyclopedia Americana, 1994 ed., s.v. "Montenegro"</ref>. They compose the second largest nation in [[Montenegro]] (31.99%, 2004<ref>[http://www.monstat.cg.yu/Popis/Popis01a.zip Official results of the 2003 Montenegrin census]</ref>) after the separate nation of [[Montenegrins]]. The Montenegrin Serbs are autochthonous to the region of Montenegro, and they composed the (only<ref name="CS1900"/>) [[Demographic history of Montenegro|vast majority of the Demographics of Montenegro]] until 1948 when the previous 1931 80% strong community dropped to 1.67% due to Yugoslav regionalization politics by [[Tito]] (Through advocating a separate identity of "ethnic" Montenegrins), that resulted in gradual weakening of the Serbs of Montenegro, finalized with the [[Montenegrin independence]] and forming of separate [[Montenegrin Orthodox Church]]. The separate Montenegrin ethnic affiliation is the largest in Montenegro since [[World War II]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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{{main|History of the Serbs|History of Montenegro}} |
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Medieval Duklja and it's successor-state Zeta were part of the larger Serbian realms that presently are part of southern [[Dalmatia]], [[Bosnia & Herzegovina]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]] and [[Malesija]]. |
Medieval Duklja and it's successor-state Zeta were part of the larger Serbian realms that presently are part of southern [[Dalmatia]], [[Bosnia & Herzegovina]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]] and [[Malesija]]. |
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Montenegro was declared a [[Nation-state]] of the [[Serbs]] by its rulers in the 18th and 19th century. |
Montenegro was declared a [[Nation-state]] of the [[Serbs]] by its rulers in the 18th and 19th century. |
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== Population == |
== Population == |
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{{seealso|Demographics of Montenegro}} |
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Serbs with heritage to Montenegro are approximately 400,000. There are approximately 200,000 Serbs in Montenegro, where they form ''32%'' of its population; however, there are another 200,000 Montenegrin Serbs living in [[Serbia]] who migrated from [[Montenegro]]. |
Serbs with heritage to Montenegro are approximately 400,000. There are approximately 200,000 Serbs in Montenegro, where they form ''32%'' of its population; however, there are another 200,000 Montenegrin Serbs living in [[Serbia]] who migrated from [[Montenegro]]. |
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* [[Tivat]] (35.19%) |
* [[Tivat]] (35.19%) |
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== Culture == |
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=== Language === |
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Serbs in Montenegro speak the ''[[Serbian language]]'' ; around ''65%'' of the population of the entire country speak it as their mother tongue. |
Serbs in Montenegro speak the ''[[Serbian language]]'' ; around ''65%'' of the population of the entire country speak it as their mother tongue. |
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== Religion == |
=== Religion === |
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[[File:Kotor_serb_orthodox_church.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Serbian Orthodox Church in Kotor]] |
[[File:Kotor_serb_orthodox_church.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Serbian Orthodox Church in Kotor]] |
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The Serbs are adherents of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]], the strongest religious institution of Montenegro (with 450,000 followers or ''75%'' of the total population). The current Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral is [[Amfilohije Radović]]. One of the largest places of worship is the [[Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Podgorica)|Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ]] in [[Podgorica]]. |
The Serbs are adherents of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]], the strongest religious institution of Montenegro (with 450,000 followers or ''75%'' of the total population). The current Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral is [[Amfilohije Radović]]. One of the largest places of worship is the [[Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Podgorica)|Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ]] in [[Podgorica]]. |
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== Prominent individuals == |
== Prominent individuals == |
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* [[Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš]] |
* [[Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš]] |
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* [[Petar I Petrović Njegoš]] |
* [[Petar I Petrović Njegoš]] |
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Montenegrins(Accurate regional affiliation of Serbs in Montenegro) or Montenegrin Serbs (Template:Lang-sr) is a regional, ethnographic group of ethnic Serbs[2][3], inhabiting Montenegro[4]. They compose the second largest nation in Montenegro (31.99%, 2004[5]) after the separate nation of Montenegrins. The Montenegrin Serbs are autochthonous to the region of Montenegro, and they composed the (only[6]) vast majority of the Demographics of Montenegro until 1948 when the previous 1931 80% strong community dropped to 1.67% due to Yugoslav regionalization politics by Tito (Through advocating a separate identity of "ethnic" Montenegrins), that resulted in gradual weakening of the Serbs of Montenegro, finalized with the Montenegrin independence and forming of separate Montenegrin Orthodox Church. The separate Montenegrin ethnic affiliation is the largest in Montenegro since World War II.
History
Medieval Duklja and it's successor-state Zeta were part of the larger Serbian realms that presently are part of southern Dalmatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Malesija.
Montenegro was declared a Nation-state of the Serbs by its rulers in the 18th and 19th century.
Population
Serbs with heritage to Montenegro are approximately 400,000. There are approximately 200,000 Serbs in Montenegro, where they form 32% of its population; however, there are another 200,000 Montenegrin Serbs living in Serbia who migrated from Montenegro.
Municipalities of Montenegro with an absolute or a relative Serb majority are:
- Andrijevica (69.61%)
- Plužine (60.51%)
- Pljevlja (60.11%)
- Herceg Novi (52.88%)
- Žabljak (50.26%)
- Šavnik (47.44%)
- Berane (46.51%)
- Bijelo Polje (40.32%)
- Tivat (35.19%)
Culture
Language
Serbs in Montenegro speak the Serbian language ; around 65% of the population of the entire country speak it as their mother tongue.
Religion
The Serbs are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the strongest religious institution of Montenegro (with 450,000 followers or 75% of the total population). The current Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral is Amfilohije Radović. One of the largest places of worship is the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica.
Prominent individuals
- Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš
- Petar I Petrović Njegoš
- Petar II Petrović Njegoš (Radivoje Tomov Petrović, Rade)
- Marko Miljanov Popović
- Nikola I Petrović Njegoš
- Mirko Petrović Njegoš
- Karađorđe Petrović
- Aleksandar I Karađorđević (his mother was a Montenegrin Serb)
- Puniša Račić
- Mihailo Petrović-Njegoš
- Radovan Karadžić
- Amfilohije Radović
- Milla Jovovich (by her father's ancestry)
- Matija Bećković (by his father's ancestry)
- Batrić Jovanović
- Nikola Vukčević
- Visarion Ljubiša
- Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša
- Patriarch Varnava (Rosić)
- Radoman Božović
- Jovan Cvijić (by ancestry)
- Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (by ancestry)
- Slobodan Milošević (by his father's ancestry)
- Boris Tadić (by his father's ancestry)
- Petar Lubarda
- Željko Ražnatović Arkan (by his father's ancestry)
See also
Notes & References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Montenegro: The Divided Land by Thomas Fleming, Rockford Institute
- ^ "Montenegrins are ethnic Serbs and a Montenegrin ethnicity does not exist...", Knowledge of the Law (Poznavanje zakona), textbook published in 1914, Kingdom of Montenegro; chapter The People, subchapter The People and State Territory, page 105, first passage
- ^ Encyclopedia Americana, 1994 ed., s.v. "Montenegro"
- ^ Official results of the 2003 Montenegrin census
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CS1900was invoked but never defined (see the help page).