Vilusi, Nikšić Explained

Official Name:Vilusi
Native Name:Вилуси
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Montenegro
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Montenegro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Nikšić
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:171
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.728°N 18.592°W

Vilusi (Serbian: Вилуси) is a village in Nikšić Municipality, Montenegro. It is the village closest the Klobuk border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina (for Trebinje), although the actual main road does not go through the heart of the village.

History

In antiquity, Vilusi had a castle named Salthua.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the village was inhabited by 87 Montenegrins and 75 Serbs.[1] According to the 2003 census, the village was inhabited by 113 Serbs and 91 Montenegrins.[2]

References

  1. http://www.monstat.org/cg/page.php?id=535&pageid=322 Statistical Office of Montenegro - Results of the 2011 Census at the municipal level
  2. 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

Bibliography

Book: Šufflay, Milan . Srbi i Arbanasi . Seminar za arbanasku filologiju . 1925 . Croatian.

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