Montenegrins of Croatia

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Montenegrins of Croatia
Crnogorci Hrvatske
Црногорци Хрватске
Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Montenegro.svg
Total population
3,127 (2021) [1]
Regions with significant populations
City of Zagreb, Istria County, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Split-Dalmatia County, Osijek-Baranja County, Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Languages
Montenegrin, Croatian
Religion
Montenegrin Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Muslim minority
Related ethnic groups
Montenegrins

The Montenegrins of Croatia (Croatian: Crnogorci Hrvatske) are a national minority in the republic. According to the 2021 census, there are 3,127 ethnic Montenegrins in Croatia. The highest number of Montenegrins in Croatia is in the Croatian capital Zagreb.

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Montenegrins are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the Croatian Parliament, shared with members of four other national minorities. [2]

History

In 1657, the Doge of Venice Bertuccio Valiero, resettled Peroj with five families (Brcela, Draković, Brajić, Vučeta, and Ljubotina) from the Cernizza region in Montenegro. Following the Cretan War of 1645–1669, twenty other families originally from Montenegro migrated to Peroj. Today Peroj is the centre of the Montenegrins in Istria County.

Demographics

Montenegrins in the 2001 and 2011 censuses:

CountyNumber in the 2001 census% of all Montenegrins
in Croatia		Number in the 2011 census% of all Montenegrins
in Croatia
City of Zagreb 1,31326.65%1,19126.37%
Istria County 73214.86%75916.80%
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County 64313.05%64214.21%
Split-Dalmatia County 59312.04%48510.74%
Dubrovnik-Neretva County 3707.51%3076.80%
Osijek-Baranja County 3527.15%3197.08%
Zagreb County 1352.74%1302.88%
Vukovar-Srijem County 1192.41%972.15%
Zadar County 1122.27%1002.21%
Bjelovar-Bilogora County 831.68%631.39%
Šibenik-Knin County 751.52%661.46%
Karlovac County 741.50%621.37%
Sisak-Moslavina County 701.42%681.51%
Brod-Posavina County 541.10%410.91%
Virovitica-Podravina County 430.87%420.93%
Varazdin County 420.85%430.95%
Međimurje County 310.63%260.58%
Koprivnica-Krizevci County 290.59%360.80%
Pozega-Slavonia County 220.45%140.31%
Krapina-Zagorje County 130.26%100.22%
Lika-Senj County 80.16%160.35%
Total4,926100%4,517100%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Pravo pripadnika nacionalnih manjina u Republici Hrvatskoj na zastupljenost u Hrvatskom saboru". Zakon o izborima zastupnika u Hrvatski sabor (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2011-12-29.

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