Slovenian Montenegrins (Montenegrin: Slovenački Crnogorci) are a national minority in Slovenia. Until 1991, Montenegro and Slovenia were both constituent republics of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, and as such there was freedom of movement among nations.
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Total population | |
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2,667 (2002) | |
Languages | |
Montenegrin Slovene | |
Religion | |
Serbian Orthodox, Montenegrin Orthodox | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Serbs of Slovenia |
According to the 2002 Slovenian census there are 2,667 ethnic Montenegrins in Slovenia.[1]
Notable people
edit- Žarko Đurišić, basketball scout, coach, and former player
- Bjanka Adžić Ursulov, costume and set designer
- Vinko Glanz, architect
- Milada Kalezić, actress
- Jan Plestenjak, singer
- Boris Popovič, politician and Mayor of Koper
- Velimir Vulikić, doctor and publicist
- Senidah, singer-songwriter