Montenegrins of Serbia

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Montenegrins of Serbia
Црногорци у Србији
Crnogorci u Srbiji
Flag of Montenegrins in Serbia.svg
Flag of the National Council of the Montenegrin Ethnic Minority in Serbia
Total population
20,238 (2022) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Flags of Vojvodina.svg Vojvodina 12,424 [2]
Flag of Belgrade, Serbia.svg Belgrade 5,134 [2]
Languages
Serbian and Montenegrin [3]
(standard varieties of Serbo-Croatian)
Religion
Eastern Orthodoxy (Serbian Orthodox Church)
Related ethnic groups
Serbs, South Slavs

Montenegrins are a recognized ethnic minority in Serbia. [4] According to data from the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Montenegrins in Serbia is 20,238, constituting 0.3% of the total population.

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However, these figures do not include the approximately two million people in Serbia who have partial or full ancestry from present-day Montenegro, mostly tracing back to the 18th and 19th centuries, vast majority of whom identify ethnically as Serb, though many (particularly first- or second-generation descendants from Montenegro) also claim a fairly strong Montenegrin regional identity. [5]

Demographics

The largest concentration of ethnic Montenegrins in Serbia are to be found in Vojvodina and Belgrade. There are 12,424 Montenegrins in Vojvodina or 0.7% of the provincial population. Montenegrin population is particularly present in municipalities of central Bačka: Mali Iđoš (12.3% of population), Vrbas (11.6%), and Kula (5.6%). Settlements with significant share of ethnic Montenegrins include: Lovćenac in Mali Iđoš municipality (37.3%), Kruščić (16%) in Kula municipality, as well as Savino Selo (17.9%) and Bačko Dobro Polje (12%) in Vrbas municipality.

Sveti Petar Cetinjski Church in Lovcenac Lovcenac, Sveti Petar Cetinjski.jpg
Sveti Petar Cetinjski Church in Lovćenac
YearPopulation
194874,860
195386,061
1961104,753
1971125,260
1981147,466
1991118,934
2002 (excl. Kosovo)69,049
2011 (excl. Kosovo)38,527
2022 (excl. Kosovo)20,238

Politics

The National Council of Montenegrin Ethnic Minority in Serbia is a representation body of Montenegrins, established for the protection of the rights and the minority self-government of Montenegrins in Serbia. [6]

The Montenegrin Party is the ethnic minority party representing interests of Montenegrins in Serbia.

Culture

Montenegrins in Serbia mostly speak Serbian, while some 10% declared Montenegrin as their mother tongue. [7] The Montenegrin language is one of languages in official use in the municipality of Mali Iđoš. [8]

The Association of Montenegrins of Serbia "Krstaš" is a cultural organization based in Lovćenac, dedicated to preserving and promoting Montenegrin cultural identity, language, traditions, and history among Montenegrins in Serbia, particularly in central Bačka, where there is a sizable Montenegrin community.

Notable people

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Final results - Ethnicity". Почетна. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. 1 2 "Population by ethnicity, by areas" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Nacionalni savjet crnogorske nacionalne manjine".
  4. ↑ "Регистар националних савета националних мањина – Министарство за људска и мањинска права и друштвени дијалог". minljmpdd.gov.rs. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  5. ↑ "I dalje pada broj Crnogoraca između popisa :: Dijaspora :: RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore - Nacionalni javni servis". rtcg.me. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  6. ↑ "Nacionalni savet crnogorske nacionalne manjine - MNE.rs - Nacionalni savjet crnogorske nacionalne manjine u Srbiji". mne.rs. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Мother tongue, religion and ethnic affiliation | ABOUT CENSUS". popis2022.stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  8. ↑ B92: Crnogorski jezik u Malom Iđošu (Montenegrin language in Mali Iđoš)(in Serbian)
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