Godinje

Godinje (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Годиње) is a village in the municipality of Bar, Montenegro. It is located on a hill overlooking Lake Skadar.

Godinje
Годиње
Village
Godinje, Montenegro - old village
Godinje, Montenegro - old village
Godinje is located in Montenegro
Godinje
Godinje
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°13′N 19°07′E
Country Montenegro
Municipality Bar
Population
 (2011)
  Total49
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Godinje, Montenegro - old village
Temporary "palaces" of Balša III Balšić in Godinje and Berislavić, during the war with Venice

The village is the ancestral home of the Lekovići and Nikač brotherhoods. In 1977, residents of Godinje would say in a joking manner that: "In Godinje, everyone's surname is Leković".[1] A reminder of a time when family clans lived in mountainous isolation in Montenegro.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 49.[2]

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Montenegrins2551.0%
Serbs1326.5%
other/undeclared1122.4%
Total49100%

Ancestral homes

  • Central: Lekovići (45 houses)
  • East: Perazići (19 houses)
  • West: Velovići (4 houses)
  • West: Nikači (17 houses).

References

  1. Montenegro: Yugoslavia's "Black Mountain", by Bryan Hodgson, pg. 663—683, National Geographic, Vol. 152, No. 5, November 1977.
  2. "Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
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