Krute ( cyrl, Круте; ) is a village in the
municipality
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of
Ulcinj
Ulcinj ( cyrl, Улцињ, ; ) is a town on the southern coast of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 10,707 (2011), the majority being Albanians.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic co ...
, southeastern
Montenegro
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. It is located north-east of
Ulcinj
Ulcinj ( cyrl, Улцињ, ; ) is a town on the southern coast of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 10,707 (2011), the majority being Albanians.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic co ...
town.
Name
Krytha's name has its origin in the medieval
Albanian tribe of
Kryethi.
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
Mariano Bolizza or Marin Bolica (1603 – 27 November 1643) was a nobleman and writer from Cattaro.
Biography
Bolizza was born in Kotor, at the time part of the Republic of Venice (now Montenegro). He studied at the University of Padua and, ha ...
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.
Demographics
According to Montenegro's 2011 census, Krute has a population of 525.
Krute has slightly more men than women; there are 271 men (51.6%) and 254 women (48.4%).
A significant portion of the population (439, or 83.6%) is over the age of 15.
According to Montenegro's 2011 census, the majority of residents are ethnically
Albanian (91.4%) with minority groups of
Montenegrins
Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro.
Genetics
Accordi ...
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.
Additionally, 521 (99.2%) of the residents practice
Islam.
Notable people
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Basri Çapriqi, poet
References
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Populated places in Ulcinj Municipality
Albanian communities in Montenegro