Orahovo, Bar

Orahovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Орахово) is a village in the municipality of Bar, Montenegro. It is considered as part of Crmnica region.

Orahovo
Орахово
village
Orahovo is located in Montenegro
Orahovo
Orahovo
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°14′22″N 19°03′31″E
Country Montenegro
Municipality Bar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total64
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

In 1242 king Stefan Vladislav of Serbia issued a charter by which he granted Orahovo to Vranjina Monastery.[1] Around 1296 King Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia again gave Orahovo to Vranjina Monastery as its metoh, as well as 100 perpers annually of income from the St. Sergius market near Skadar.[2][3] This village hosts one of the oldest monasteries in Montenegro, Orahovo Monastery.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 3,800.[4]

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Montenegrins4875.0%
Serbs1523.4%
other/undeclared11.6%
Total64100%

References
  1. Damjanović, Nikola (1974). Virpazar, Bar, Ulcinj. Obod. p. 20. Орахова (из повеље краља Владислава ко)ом 1242. поклања црмничко село Орахово Врањинском манастиру); ...
  2. P. Jovićević, Andrija (2011) [1930—1939], Drevni srpski Manastiri [Ancient Serbian monasteries] (in Serbian), Nikšić: Izdavački centar Matice srpske – Društva članova u Crnoj Gori, p. 27, ISBN 978-9940-580-05-6
  3. Pribislav Simić (1994). Crkvena umetnost: pregled razvoja graditeljstva i živopisa. Sv. arhijerejski sinod Srpske pravoslavne crkve. p. 326. Retrieved 22 April 2013. Св. Сава му је издао повељу о прилаган>у земље, а доцније су га даривали и други Не
  4. "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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