Bijela, Herceg Novi Explained

Official Name:Bijela
Native Name:Бијела
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Montenegro
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Herceg Novi
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:3691
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.4533°N 18.6556°W
Postal Code:85343
Area Code:+382 31
Registration Plate:HN

Bijela (Serbian Cyrillic: Бијела, pronounced as /bîjɛlaː/) is a coastal town in the municipality of Herceg Novi, Montenegro. It is also located north of Herceg Novi, by the Verige strait in the Bay of Kotor.

The chronicler Andrija Zmajević claimed that the 16th-century Pope Sixtus V descended from a family originating in the area of Bijela. He also stated that the future Pope's father, Piergentile di Giacomo, was born in the village Bjelske Kruševice near Bijela and moved to Italy to escape the Ottoman conquest.

Demographics

The 2003 census recorded a population of 3,748.

According to the 2011 census, its population was 3,691.[1]

Ethnicity!width="80px"
NumberPercentage
1,645 44.6%
1,441 39.0%
54 1.5%
20 0.5%
10 0.3%
9 0.2%
8 0.2%
8 0.2%
other/undeclared 496 13.4%
Total 3,691100%

Bijela Adriatic Shipyard

Bijela was the home of the Jadransko brodogradilište Bijela, (Montenegrin: Јадранско бродоградилиште Бијела) ("Bijela Adriatic Shipyard"), the largest maintenance and repair shipyard dock in Montenegro. The remains of the bankrupt enterprise were sold off in 2020.[2]

In December 2001 the turbo-electric car ferry Alexander the Great was towed to the shipyard in December 2001 to be converted into a cruise ship,[3] but the project came to a halt and it was not until January 2005 that the ship was towed away.[3] [4]

Sports

The local football club is FK Bijela, who played in Montenegro's third tier but currently only play in youth football. The club played their home games at Stadion Bijela.There is also a basketball Team Kk Bijela which competes is youth categoeries.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine. Statistical Office of Montenegro. January 27, 2012. Montenegrin.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927173319/https://www.bankar.me/2020/02/17/novi-tender-za-prodaju-imovine-jadranskog-brodogradilista-bijela/
  3. Web site: Union Steam Ship Company's T.E.V. "Rangatira" . Blue Star on the Web . 3 February 2012 . 29 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160108062016/http://bluestarline.org/rangatira.html . 8 January 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Steamer Express . New Zealand Coastal Shipping . 2003–2009 . 29 May 2013.