Andrijevica

Andrijevica Андријевица
Basic data
State :	Montenegro
Municipality :	Andrijevica
Coordinates :	42 ° 44 '  N , 19 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 44 '23 "  N , 19 ° 47' 9"  E
Height :	740  m. i. J.
Residents :	1,048 (2011)
Telephone code :	(+382) 087
License plate :	ON

Andrijevica ( Cyrillic Андријевица ) is a small town in eastern Montenegro with a little over 1000 inhabitants. Andrijevica is the capital of the municipality named after her with over 5000 inhabitants and an area of ​​283 km².

geography

The place is located at the mouth of the Zlorečica in the upper reaches of the Lim , about 55 km northeast of Podgorica . It is connected to the capital by a mountain road that runs 81 km through the upper valley of the Tara .

Andrijevica is about 9 km from the border with Albania and 21 km from Serbia and Kosovo . Peja can be reached via a local road over the Čakorpass .

history

The place Andrijevica is relatively young and was founded in the middle of the 19th century, when a settlement expanded around the church of Andrija from 1853 . At that time the area belonged to the sanjak of Novi Pazar . As a result, Andrijevica grew into an important administrative center.

population

At the 2011 census, Andrijevica had 1,048 inhabitants, of which 643 (61.35%) described themselves as Serbs and 350 (33.40%) as Montenegrins .

Population development of the city

census	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2003	2011
Residents	894	899	1007	994	941	933	1073	1048

Personalities

• Puniša Račić (1886–1944), Chetnik leader, member of parliament and political murderer .

Web links

Commons : Andrijevica  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official community website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Istorija Opštine Andrijevica. In: opstinaandrijevica.me. Andrijevica municipality, accessed on October 7, 2018 (Montenegrin). 
2. ↑ Ethnic composition of Montenegro 2011. In: pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved July 29, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Montenegro censuses. In: pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved July 29, 2018 .