Official Name: | Gornje Zaostro |
Native Name: | Горње Заостро |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Montenegro |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Montenegro |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Berane |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 128 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 42.89°N 19.8356°W |
Gornje Zaostro (Serbian: Горње Заостро) is a village in the Berane Municipality, in northeastern Montenegro.
The village is located ca. 10 kilometres from Berane.
During World War II, the village was the headquarters of Chetnik commander Pavle Đurišić. In July 2002, a monument was erected in the village in honour of its Chetnik heritage.[1] In 2003, the Special Unit of the Interior Ministry of Montenegro entered the village and blew up the monument.[2]
According to the 2002 census, the village had 236 inhabitants, of which 146 (61,86%) identified as Serbs, and 57 (24,15%) identified as Montenegrins.[3]
According to the 2023 census, its population was 128.[4]
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
144 | 77.0% | ||
39 | 20.9% | ||
other/undeclared | 4 | 2.1% | |
Total | 187 | 100% |