Bobovište, Bar Explained

Official Name:Bobovište
Native Name:Бобовиште
Boboshti
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Montenegro
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Montenegro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Bar
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:180
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.1167°N 19.2705°W

Bobovište (Montenegrin and Serbian: Бобовиште; Albanian: Boboshti) is a village in Bar Municipality, in southeastern Montenegro. It lies on the western bank of Lake Skadar, in a geographical region known as Skadarska Krajina. It is inhabited by ethnic Albanians.

History

Prior to the village population's conversion to Islam, they had used the nearby Orthodox Moračnik Monastery as their church.[1] In 1894, while Branislav Nušić travelled here, he noted that the village was Muslim.[2]

Demographics

As of 2003 the village had a population of 230.[3]

According to the 2011 census, its population was 180.[4] All of the inhabitants are Sunni Muslim and Albanian. The average age of the population is 43.1. A major fallout in the population has been due to young people emigrating to western countries such as USA, Switzerland and Australia etc. A large majority of people from Bobosht emigrated to especially USA

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NumberPercentage
180 100.0%
Total 180100%

Notes and References

  1. Book: Delo: list za nauku, književnost i društveni život. 8 August 2013. 1894. Carna radikalna štamparija.. 441. Манастир Морачник у језеру стоји спрам села Бобовишга, и он се близу овог села види ; и без сумње да је ово прије турчења Бобовиштана била њихова црква. .
  2. Book: Branislav Đ Nušić. S Kosova na sinje more: beleške s puta kroz Arbanase 1894. godine. 1902. Édition "Slika". 102.
  3. Књига 9, Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2003, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за статистику, Подгорица, септембар 2005, COBISS-ID 8764176
  4. 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.