Ozrinići Explained

Official Name:Ozrinići
Native Name:Озринићи
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Montenegro
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Montenegro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Nikšić
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2057
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.7539°N 18.9853°W

Ozrinići (Serbian: Озринићи) is a village in the municipality of Nikšić, Montenegro.

History

The village was founded by five families of the Ozrinići tribe in 1597.[1] Apart from the Ozrinići descendants, from the 18th century onwards there were families that settled from Banjani, Kriči, Pješivci, and from other regions and tribes.[1]

In March 1942, during the leftist errors of the Second World War, Ozrinići was burned down by Partisans from Nikšić.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2003 census, the town has a population of 2,024 people.

According to the 2011 census, its population was 2,057.[3]

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NumberPercentage
1201 58.38%
225 10.90%
450 21.87%
other/undeclared 181 8.85%
Total 2,057100%

Notes and References

  1. Book: Петар Влаховић. Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду, књ. 64. Etnografski muzej u Beogradu. 231–. GGKEY:7LRL4EYK77W.
  2. Book: Istorijski zapisi. 1987. с.н.. 119. ...спа- љени Озринићи и Загарач, што је најдрастичнији примјер неп- равилног рада. .
  3. 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. cnr.