Lješanska nahija ( sr-cyr, Љешанска нахија) is a historical region in eastern

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. It was a ''nahija'' (sub-district) of the

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. In the administration of the

Principality of Montenegro The Principality of Montenegro ( sr, Књажевина Црна Горa, Knjaževina Crna Gora) was a principality in Southeastern Europe that existed from 13 March 1852 to 28 August 1910. It was then proclaimed a kingdom by Nikola I, who then ...

, the nahija was part of

Old Montenegro Old Montenegro ( sr, Стара Црна Гора, Stara Crna Gora), also known as Montenegro proper ( sr, Права Црна Гора, Prava Crna Gora), or True Montenegro ( sr, Истинска Црна Гора, Istinska Crna Gora), is a ...

, alongside

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, Rijeka and

Crmnica Crmnica ( Serbian and Montenegrin: Црмница, ) is a historical region in southern Montenegro, one of the communes of the municipality of Bar. It is one of the four sub-regions of Old Montenegro. Geography & Demographics Crmnica is located ...

. The Serbian

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was once located within the region. Lješanska nahija included the area to the Riječka nahija, and was the most impoverished and smallest part of the

, consisting of several brotherhoods, which due to some differences among them (especially religious) could not in its entirety establish itself as other tribes. It was also home to the Albanian tribe of the Goljemadi. The region was bordered by Lješkopolje, an Ottoman frontier which was not part of Montenegro prior to the

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(1878).

Settlements

*Gradac * Šteke * Štitari * Draževina *

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* Liješnje * Orasi * Relezi *Podstrana

History

The toponym derives from a Slavicized variant of the Albanian masculine name Lesh ('' Lješ''). According to a local tradition, the ancestor arrived from the city of

Lezhë Lezhë (, sq-definite, Lezha) is a city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Lezhë County and Lezhë Municipality. One of the main strongholds of the Labeatai, the earliest of the fortification walls of Lezhë are of typical Illyrian cons ...

, however the actual name is regarded as being much older since as early as 1496

Đurađ Crnojević Đurađ Crnojević ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Црноjeвић, cu, Гюргь Цьрноевыкь; d. 1514) was the last Serbian medieval Lord of Zeta between 1490 and 1496, from the Crnojevic dynasty. The son of Ivan Crnojević and Goisava Ariani ...

mentions the nobleman ''Radovan Lъšević (Lješević)'' in the area of Lješanska nahija, while its inhabitants as ''Lьšane'' (Lješane). The name (Lješanska nahija) is first mentioned in 1692. Traditionally, Vojvodas (The Dukes) came from the House of Uskoković.

Notable people

* Mardarije Kornečanin, Metropolitan of Cetinje (1637–59) *

Pavle Đurišić Pavle Đurišić ( sr-cyr, Павле Ђуришић, ; 9 July 1909 – April 1945) was a Montenegrin Serb regular officer of the Royal Yugoslav Army who became a Chetnik commander ('' vojvoda'') and led a significant proportion of the Chetniks ...

, leader of Montenegrin Chetniks in WW2 *

Dejan Stojanović Dejan Stojanović ( sr, Дејан Стојановић, ; born 11 March 1959) is a Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. His poetry is characterized by a recognizable system of thought and poetic dev ...

, Serbian poet, writer and essayist *

Stevan Raičković Stevan Raičković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Раичковић; 5 July 1928 – 6 May 2007) was a Serbian poet, writer and academic. Biography Raičković was born in to a family of teachers which moved a lot around the country as he was ...

, Serbian poet, writer and academic * Gojko Čelebić, Montenegrin writer and diplomat *

Vojislav Vukčević Vojislav Vukčević ( sr-cyr, Војислав Вукчевић; 1938-2016) was a Serbian politician. He served as the Minister of Diaspora from 2004 to 2007. Education and career Vukčević was born in 1938 in Osijek in the Kingdom of Yugoslav ...

, Serbian politician and former minister of diaspora *

Sergej Ćetković Sergej Ćetković ( sr-cyrl, Сергеј Ћетковић, ; born 8 March 1976) is a Montenegrins, Montenegrin recording artist. He lives and works in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Ćetković represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Co ...

, Montenegrin singer *

Simon Vukčević Simon Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Симон Вукчевић, ; born 29 January 1986) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. After starting his senior career at the age of 17 with Partizan, winning two na ...

, Montenegrin footballer * Marina Vukčević, Montenegrin handball player *

Dušan Vukčević Dušan Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Вукчевић; born November 14, 1975) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Cha ...

, retired Serbian basketball player * Dragiša Burzan, Montenegrin politician and diplomat * Igor Burzanović, Montenegrin footballer *

Dragoljub Brnović Dragoljub Brnović (Cyrillic: Драгољуб Брновић; born 2 November 1963) is a Yugoslav and Montenegrin retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career In his country, Brnović played for OFK Titograd, Budućnost Titogr ...

, former Montenegrin footballer *

Branko Brnović Branko Brnović (Cyrillic: Бранко Брновић; born 8 August 1967) is a Montenegrin manager and retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career After making his professional debuts with local club Budu� ...

, former Montenegrin footballer and current coach *

Bojan Brnović Bojan Brnović ( Cyrillic: Бојан Брновић; born 10 February 1979) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career During his active career, Brnović played for numerous clubs, most notably for Z ...

, Montenegrin footballer * Nenad Brnović, Montenegrin footballer, brother of the above-mentioned Bojan *

Veljko Uskoković Veljko Uskoković ( cnr, Вељко Ускоковић; born 29 March 1971 in Cetinje, Montenegro) is a retired Montenegrin water polo player. His club achievements are: European Champion 2000 (Becej team), 4 times Yugosl ...

, retired Montenegrin water polo player *Grujica Radunović, Montenegrin professor, PhD, Physical Education (1935-2019) *

Saša Radunović Saša is a South Slavic given name. It is a diminutive of Aleksandar (see Sasha), but in the South Slavic countries it is often a formal name as well. It may refer to: * Saša Antunović (born 1974), Serbian footballer *Saša Bjelanović (born 197 ...

, retired Montenegrin basketball player

References

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Settlements

History

Notable people

See also

References