The Montenegrins of Croatia (Croatian: Crnogorci Hrvatske) are a national minority in the republic. According to the 2021 census, there are 3,127 ethnic Montenegrins in Croatia. The highest number of Montenegrins in Croatia is in the Croatian capital Zagreb.
Montenegrins are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the Croatian Parliament, shared with members of four other national minorities.
History
In 1657, the Doge of Venice Bertuccio Valiero, resettled the Istria regional city of Peroj (modern-day Croatia), with five families (Brcela, Draković, Brajić, Vučeta, and Ljubotina) from the Cernizza region (modern-day Montenegro). Following the Cretan War of 1645–1669, twenty other families originally migrated to Peroj. Today Peroj is the centre of the Montenegrins in Istria County, Croatia.
Demographics
Montenegrins in the 2001 and 2011 censuses: CountyNumber in the 2001 census% of all Montenegrinsin CroatiaNumber in the 2011 census% of all Montenegrinsin CroatiaCity of Zagreb1,31326.65%1,19126.37%Istria County73214.86%75916.80%Primorje-Gorski Kotar County64313.05%64214.21%Split-Dalmatia County59312.04%48510.74%Dubrovnik-Neretva County3707.51%3076.80%Osijek-Baranja County3527.15%3197.08%Zagreb County1352.74%1302.88%Vukovar-Srijem County1192.41%972.15%Zadar County1122.27%1002.21%Bjelovar-Bilogora County831.68%631.39%Šibenik-Knin County751.52%661.46%Karlovac County741.50%621.37%Sisak-Moslavina County701.42%681.51%Brod-Posavina County541.10%410.91%Virovitica-Podravina County430.87%420.93%Varazdin County420.85%430.95%Međimurje County310.63%260.58%Koprivnica-Krizevci County290.59%360.80%Pozega-Slavonia County220.45%140.31%Krapina-Zagorje County130.26%100.22%Lika-Senj County80.16%160.35%Total4,926100%4,517100%
See also Croatia–Montenegro relations Demographics of Croatia Croats of Montenegro
References
Sources 2001 census of Croatia
External links National Union of Montenegrins in Rijeka Council of the Montenegrin National Minority in the City of Zagreb