Orahovo ( sr-cyrl, Орахово) is a village in the
municipality of Bar,
Montenegro
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. It is considered as part of
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 ...
region.
In 1242 king
Stefan Vladislav of Serbia issued a charter by which he granted Orahovo to
Vranjina Monastery
The Vranjina Monastery ( sr, Манастир Врањина, Manastir Vranjina), also known as the Vranina Monastery or St. Nicholas' Monastery, is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the south-east part of Vranjina island on Skadar Lake in Monteneg ...
.
Around 1296 King
Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia
Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the King of Serbia between 1282&nd ...
again gave Orahovo to Vranjina Monastery as its
metoh, as well as 100 perpers annually of income from the
St. Sergius market near
Skadar.
This village hosts one of the oldest monasteries in Montenegro,
Orahovo Monastery.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, its population was 3,800.
References
{{Bar Municipality
Populated places in Bar Municipality