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Krute

Krute is a village in the municipality of Ulcinj, southeastern Montenegro. It is located north-east of Ulcinj town.

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Krute
Круте
Krythë
Village
Krute
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°00′50″N 19°15′40″E / 42.014°N 19.261°E / 42.014; 19.261
CountryMontenegro
RegionCoastal
MunicipalityUlcinj
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
525
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesUL

Krute (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Круте; Albanian: Krythë) is a village in the municipality of Ulcinj, southeastern Montenegro. It is located north-east of Ulcinj town.

Name

Krytha's name has its origin in the medieval Albanian tribe of Kryethi.12 It is alternatively known as Krytha e Katërkollës to differentiate by another village of the same to the north of Ulcinj, Krytha e Ulqinit.

History

Venetian diplomat Mariano Bolizza who travelled in the area in 1614 recorded that it was a Catholic village with 30 households and 75 men-in-arms commanded by Gjur Çeka.3

Demographics

Population of Krute
YearPop.±%
2003 606—    
2011 525−13.4%

According to Montenegro's 2011 census, Krute has a population of 525.4 Krute has slightly more men than women; there are 271 men (51.6%) and 254 women (48.4%).4 A significant portion of the population (439, or 83.6%) is over the age of 15.4 According to Montenegro's 2011 census, the majority of residents are ethnically Albanian (91.4%) with minority groups of Montenegrins as well as people who identify as Muslim ethnically. A similar majority (91.8%) consider Albanian to be their mother tongue, with the remaining population identifying either Montenegrin (7.2%) or "other" (0.95%) as their mother tongue.4 Additionally, 521 (99.2%) of the residents practice Islam.4

Ethnicity Number Percentage
Albanians 480 91.43%
Muslims 24 4.57%
Montenegrins 16 3.05%
Other 5 0.95%
Total 525 100%

Notable people

References

References

  1. Pulaha, Selami (1975). "Kontribut për studimin e ngulitjes së katuneve dhe krijimin e fiseve në Shqipe ̈rine ̈ e veriut shekujt XV-XVI' [Contribution to the Study of Village Settlements and the Formation of the Tribes of Northern Albania in the 15th century]". Studime Historike. 12: 124. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. Gjurmime albanologjike, Seria e shkencave filologjike, vol. 15–16, Prishtina: Instituti Albanologjik i Prishtines, 1986, pp. 107–11, OCLC 475280214
  3. Bolizza, Mariano. "Report and Description of the Sanjak of Shkodra". Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. "Census 2011 data - Settlements". Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved 16 February 2018.