Godinje

Coordinates: 42°13′N 19°07′E / 42.217°N 19.117°E / 42.217; 19.117
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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 / 42.217°N 19.117°E / 42.217; 19.117
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

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

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[edit]

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

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Montenegrins 25 51.0%
Serbs 13 26.5%
other/undeclared 11 22.4%
Total 49 100%

Ancestral homes[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.