Krute
Krute
Круте Krythë | |
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Village | |
  Krute Location within Montenegro | |
| Coordinates:42°00′50″N19°15′40″E/ 42.014°N 19.261°E | |
| Country |  Montenegro |
| Municipality |  Ulcinj |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 525 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Car plates | UL |
Krute(Cyrillic:Круте;Albanian:Krythë) is a village in themunicipalityofUlcinj,southeasternMontenegro.It is located north-east ofUlcinjtown.
Name
[edit]Krytha's name has its origin in the medievalAlbanian tribeofKryethi.[1][2]It is alternatively known asKrytha eKatërkollësto differentiate by another village of the same to the north of Ulcinj,Krytha e Ulqinit.
History
[edit]Venetian diplomatMariano Bolizzawho travelled in the area in 1614 recorded that it was a Catholic village with 30 households and 75 men-in-arms commanded by Gjur Çeka.[3]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 606 | — |
| 2011 | 525 | −13.4% |
According to Montenegro's 2011 census, Krute has a population of 525.[4]Krute has slightly more men than women; there are 271 men (51.6%) and 254 women (48.4%).[4]A significant portion of the population (439, or 83.6%) is over the age of 15.[4]According to Montenegro's 2011 census, the majority of residents are ethnicallyAlbanian(91.4%) with minority groups ofMontenegrinsas well as people whoidentify as Muslim ethnically.A similar majority (91.8%) considerAlbanianto be their mother tongue, with the remaining population identifying eitherMontenegrin(7.2%) or "other" (0.95%) as their mother tongue.[4]Additionally, 521 (99.2%) of the residents practiceIslam.[4]
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Albanians | 480 | 91.43% |
| Muslims | 24 | 4.57% |
| Montenegrins | 16 | 3.05% |
| Other | 5 | 0.95% |
| Total | 525 | 100% |
Notable people
[edit]- Basri Çapriqi,poet
References
[edit]- ^Pulaha, Selami (1975)."Kontribut për studimin e ngulitjes së katuneve dhe krijimin e fiseve në Shqipe ̈rine ̈ e veriut shekujt XV-XVI' [Contribution to the Study of Village Settlements and the Formation of the Tribes of Northern Albania in the 15th century]".Studime Historike.12:124.Retrieved30 January2020.
- ^Gjurmime albanologjike,Seria e shkencave filologjike, vol. 15–16, Prishtina: Instituti Albanologjik i Prishtines, 1986, pp. 107–11,OCLC475280214
- ^Bolizza, Mariano."Report and Description of the Sanjak of Shkodra".Retrieved28 January2020.
- ^abcde"Census 2011 data - Settlements".Statistical Office of Montenegro.Retrieved16 February2018.
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