Velika, Montenegro

Velika (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика) is a village in the municipality of Plav, Montenegro, close to the village of Murino.

Velika
Велика
Village
View of Velika, Montenegro
View of Velika, Montenegro
Velika is located in Montenegro
Velika
Velika
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42.665°N 19.956°E / 42.665; 19.956
Country Montenegro
Municipality Plav
Population
 (2011)
  Total308
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

In 1479, the Ottomans annexed Gornje Polimlje and Velika. Subsequently, these villages were organized into the Sanjak of Scutari. It was the site of several conflicts during the battles for Plav and Gusinje, between the Albanians under the League of Prizren and Montenegrin forces in 1879–80.

During World War II, on July 28, 1944, when the region was occupied by Germany, 428 Serbs and Montenegrins from the village were killed by the 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg, which was composed predominantly of ethnic Albanians.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 308.[2]

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Serbs22874.0%
Montenegrins6521.1%
other/undeclared154.9%
Total308100%

References

"Official page of Velika".

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