Croats of Montenegro

The Croats have a minority in Boka Kotorska, a coastal region in Montenegro, the largest of their kind in Tivat. The three municipalities making up the Bay of Kotor include 4,519 Croats or 6.70%. 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 • Our Lady of the Rocks • Cathedral of Saint Tryphon == Demographics ==

Demographics

Settlements in Montenegro with significant Croatian minority (10 percent or more) include (2011): • 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%) ==Political representation==

Political representation

The Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro () is a Croat community organisation in Montenegro. Their headquarters is located in the coastal town of Kotor, in the Boka Kotorska region of Montenegro. Additionally, the Croatian Civic Initiative based in Tivat is the main political party representing the Montenegrin Croats. == Notable people ==

Notable people

• Marta Batinović, Montenegrin handball player • Tihomil Beritić, physician • Ivan Brkanović, writer • Tomislav Crnković, Croatian football player • Ilija Janjić, Bishop • Leopold Mandić, Catholic saint • Andrija Maurović, comic book author • Nikola Modruški, Bishop of Modruš • Božo Nikolić, sea captain and politician • Josip Pečarić, mathematician • Matea Pletikosić, Montenegrin handball player • Milan Sijerković, meteorologists • Viktor Vida, writer • Marija Vučinović, politician • Predrag Vušović, actor == See also ==

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