Vranjina ( cnr, Врањина) is a settlement, island, and a hill in
Lake Skadar, in the
Montenegrin municipality of
Podgorica. Until the first half of the 18th century, Vranjina like other islands of Skadar lake, was one of the hills in the Zeta–Skadar lowlands.
Island
Created by a
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of the
Morača River, the island is in the northern part of the lake. It has an area of 4.6 km
2 and its highest point is at 296 meters, making it the highest island in Montenegro. The island is connected to the mainland by a bridge, towards
Podgorica, and a
causeway
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, across the lake towards
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.
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 ...
is a well-known feature of the island. According to the legend, the island had different name before the monastery has been built. When Ilarion Šišojević, the first
metropolitan bishop of the
Zetan Orthodox Metropolitanate
The Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr, Митрополија црногорско-приморска Српске православне цркве, Mitropolija crnogorsko-primorska Srpske pravoslav ...
, started the construction of the monastery he decided that the island will be named against the first bird he would notice. It was a
crow ( sr, Врана).
Town
Vranjina town, on the shores of the Skadar lake, is called the ''Montenegrin
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'' because of its natural setting. It is a popular
fishing spot. Several fish restaurants located on the island include ''
Plantaže restaurant''.
Notable local landmarks include the so-called "house of
Oso Kuka
Osman Bejtullah Agë Kuka, also known as Oso Kuka (c. 1812/1820–1862), was an Albanian border guard in the Ottoman-Montenegrin border. Surrounded by Montenegrin soldiers in a tower on the island of Vranjina, he blew it up killing himself and ...
", named after an
Ottoman border guard of
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descent who died on the island in a fight against Montenegrin forces in 1862.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, its population was 209.
References
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Islands of Montenegro
Islands of Lake Skadar
Hills of Montenegro
Geography of Podgorica
Populated places in Podgorica Municipality
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