Godinje (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Годиње) is a village in the municipality of Bar, Montenegro. It is located on a hill overlooking Lake Skadar.
The village is the ancestral home of the Lekovići and Nikač brotherhoods. In 1977, residents of Godinje would say in a joking manner that: "In Godinje, everyone's surname is Leković".Montenegro: Yugoslavia's "Black Mountain", by Bryan Hodgson, pg. 663—683, National Geographic, Vol. 152, No. 5, November 1977. A reminder of a time when family clans lived in mountainous isolation in Montenegro.
Demographics According to the 2011 census, its population was 49.
+ Ethnicity in 2011EthnicityNumberPercentage Montenegrins 25 51.0% Serbs 13 26.5% other/undeclared 11 22.4% Total 49 100%
Ancestral homes Central: Lekovići (45 houses) East: Perazići (19 houses) West: Velovići (4 houses) West: Nikači (17 houses).
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