Ethnic group
Percent of Croats in municipalities of Montenegro in 1953 Ethnic composition of three Boka municipalities in 2003 The Croats have a minority in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor ), a coastal region in Montenegro , the largest of their kind in Tivat . The three municipalities making up the Bay of Kotor (Tivat , Kotor and Herceg-Novi ) include 4,519 Croats or 6.70%.[2] They are also known as Bokelji , a common name for all inhabitants for of Boka Kotorska . Tivat is home to the minority political party Croatian Civic Initiative , and to the National Council of Croats in Montenegro . Kotor is home to Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro .
Religion Croats of Montenegro are mainly Catholic. According to the 2011 census, 5,527 (91.80%) Croats declared as such. Since most of them live in the Bay of Kotor , the vast majority of them fall under the Diocese of Kotor .
Places of worship
Demographics Settlements in Montenegro with significant Croatian minority (10 percent or more) include (2011):[3]
Bogdašići (27 or 47,37%) Donja Lastva (315 or 41,94%)Lepetani (53 or 28,80%) Strp (12 or 24%) Krašići (27 or 20,77%)Muo (115 or 18,58%) Bogišići (33 or 17,93%) Tivat (1,622 or 17,31%)Donji Stoliv (58 or 16,67%) Prčanj (170 or 15,04%)Kavač (93 or 13,86%) Kotor (113 or 11,76%)Škaljari (415 or 10,90%)
Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro The Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro (Croatian : Hrvatsko građansko društvo Crne Gore ) is a Croat community organisation in Montenegro . Their headquarters is located in the coastal town of Kotor , in the Boka kotorska region of Montenegro .
Notable people Marta Batinović , Montenegrin handball playerTihomil Beritić , physicianLuka Brajnović, university professor and journalist Ivan Brkanović , writerTomislav Crnković , Croatian football playerVjenceslav Čižek, poet blessed Gracija of Muo, Augustinian and hermit Ilija Janjić , BishopLeopold Mandić , Catholic saintFranjo Kunčer, motorsport racer Andrija Maurović , comic book authorNikola Modruški , Bishop of Modruš Božo Nikolić , sea captain and politicianJosip Pečarić , mathematicianMatea Pletikosić , Montenegrin handball playerBranko Sbutega, priest and writer Milan Sijerković , meteorologistsViktor Vida , writerMarija Vučinović , politicianPredrag Vušović , actor
See also
References ^ Hrvatska manjina u Crnoj Gori (in Croatian) ^ a b Statistical Office of Montenegro: Census 2011 data - Municipalities ^ Statistical Office of Montenegro: Table N1. Population by ethnicity by settlement
External links Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro
