Tuzinje Explained

Official Name:Tuzinje
Native Name:Тузиње
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Zlatibor District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sjenica
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:204
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:43.1167°N 27°W

Tuzinje (Serbian: Тузиње) is a village in the municipality of Sjenica, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 204 people.[1]

History

Like Ugao and other villages in Pešter, Tuzinje is mainly inhabited by brotherhoods descended from the Kelmendi fis. The Kurtanovići descend from the Pljakići(Plakaj) of Ugao. The village itself was founded by the Camovići (Camaj) another Kelmendi brotherhood from Tuzi Municipality (hence the name Tuzinje) The bulk of the Kelmendi arrived in Sandžak when they were expelled by their mountainous home region in Malësia e Madhe by the Ottomans as a means to control them (late 17th/early 18th century). At the time of the foundation of several settlements they were Roman Catholics and later converted to Islam, hence in these villages like in Tuzinje, there usually is a Latinsko groblje (Latin cemetery) close to the proper Muslim cemetery used by the villages.

Almost all locals identify themselves as Bosniaks and Muslims (2002 census).[2]

Sources

43.1167°N 27°W

Notes and References

  1. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003.
  2. Web site: 2002 Serbian census .