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Grahovo, Nikšić
Grahovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Грахово, ) is a historical settlement in the Nikšić Municipality of northwestern Montenegro. It is located in the historical region of Grahovo (region), Grahovo. History In 1614, Mariano Bolizza wrote that Grahovo was situated in a beautiful plain, and commanded by Mile Perin. The settlement had 90 houses, out of which 70 were Orthodox Christian, and 20 were Turkish (Muslim). The town had 200 men in arms. On the 26th of August, 1836, After the rise of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš to power in the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro, members of Grahovo Tribe, Grahovo tribe, led by vojvoda Jakov Daković refused to pay haraç to the Ottoman authorities and joined the rest of Montenegrins in guerrilla warfare in Ottoman-controlled Herzegovina, expressing the desire to unite with Montenegro. In response, Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović, vizier of Herzegovina, attacked Grahovo in 1836 and occupied the town. Four years after the Montenegrin defeat at Grahovo, seekin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Park "Uprising And Revolution"
The Memorial Park "Uprising and Revolution" (Serbo-Croatian: ''Spomen-park Ustanka i Revolucije'') is a memorial park near Umac, Grahovo, Nikšić, Grahovo, Montenegro. The complex was built from 1977 to 1978. Description The central building inside the memorial park is a figural sculptural composition in the form of a moving column, headed by a figure of Sava Kovačević. The composition is made of bronze and is 7 meters high. Its author is the sculptor Miodrag Živković (sculptor), Miodrag Živković. People's hero Sava Kovačević was born in the nearby village of Nudo, and on July 13, 1941, he led the Grahovo partisans in this attack on the occupying forces and disarmed the enemy column. The broader spatial concept contains sculptural elements, i.e. 272 cubes on which the names of fallen Partisan fighters from that area are inscribed, approaches, plateaus, and staircases made of stone. References Nikšić Municipality Monuments and memorials in Montenegro Yugoslav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirko Petrović Njegoš
Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together means "the peaceful one". Mirko is sometimes used as a short, hypocoristic form of Miroslav in some Slavic languages. The name is widely popular in Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Italy and Germany. An alternative spelling in Italian and German is Mirco. The nationality of those men with the forename Mirko who are from outside the Slavic region is listed next to the name. Notable men with the forename Mirko: * Prince Mirko of Montenegro * Mirko Alilović, Croatian handball player * Mirko Bašić Croatian handball player * Mirko Bellodi, Italian footballer * Mirko Bogović, Croatian poet and politician * Mirko Boland, German footballer * Mirko Bolesan, Italian footballer * Mirko Borto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris, Hereditary Prince Of Montenegro
Boris Petrović-Njegoš (born 21 January 1980), known professionally as Boris Petrovitch Njegosh, is a French designer, a member of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, and the only son and heir apparent to Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro. Education Prince Boris graduated in June 2005 from the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, one of the most famous French schools in decorative arts. During his studies, he was particularly involved in the creation of computerised typography. Professional life Boris has worked for Renault in France as Director of Creation and Digital Innovation. Marriage and family On 12 May 2007, Boris married Véronique Haillot Canas da Silva (b. São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, 27 July 1976), architect. The couple has two daughters: * Miléna (b. Maternité des Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, 11 February 2008) * Antonia (b. 2013) Véronique holds the Order of Petrović Njegoš, the Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje and the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Language
Serbian (, ) is the standard language, standardized Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-official in Montenegro and Kosovo. It is a recognized minority language in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Standard Serbian is based on the most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, Shtokavian (more specifically on the dialects of Šumadija–Vojvodina dialect, Šumadija-Vojvodina and Eastern Herzegovinian dialect, Eastern Herzegovina), which is also the basis of Croatian language, standard Croatian, Bosnian language, Bosnian, and Montenegrin language, Montenegrin varieties and therefore the Declaration on the Common Language of Croats, Bosniaks, Serbs, and Montenegrins was issued in 2017. The other dialect spoken by Serbs is Torlakian dialect, Torlakian in south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montenegrin Language
, pronunciation = , states = Montenegro , ethnicity = Montenegrins , speakers = 232,600 ( see text) , date = , ref = , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Balto-Slavic , fam3 = Slavic , fam4 = South Slavic , fam5 = Western , fam6 = Serbo-Croatian , script = , nation = , minority = Mali Iđoš municipality ( Vojvodina, Serbia) , agency = Board for Standardization of the Montenegrin Language , iso2 = cnr , iso2comment = , iso3 = cnr , iso3comment = , lingua = part of 53-AAA-g , notice = IPA , glotto = mont1282 , glottorefname = Montenegrin Standard , fam7 = Shtokavian , fam8 = New Shtokavian , fam9 = Eastern Herzegovinian Montenegrin ( ; , ) is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbs Of Montenegro
Serbs of Montenegro () or Montenegrin Serbs (), compose native and the Demographics of Montenegro#Nationality/Ethnicity, second largest ethnic group in Montenegro (32.93% of country's population), after the Montenegrins (ethnic group), ethnic Montenegrins. Additional 0.47% of the population is made up of people defining themselves as ''Serbs-Montenegrins'' () and ''Montenegrins-Serbs'' (). History During the Slavic migrations of the 6th and 7th centuries, most of the territory of modern-day Montenegro was settled by Serbs (which are the ancestors of modern Montenegrins) who they created several Serb principalities in the region; In southern parts of modern Montenegro, Principality of Duklja was formed, while western parts belonged to the Principality of Travunija. Northern parts of modern Montenegro belonged to the inner Principality of Serbia (early medieval), Principality of Serbia. All of those early polities were described in historiographical works of Byzantine Emperor Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cetinje
Cetinje ( cnr-Cyrl, Цетиње, ) is a List of cities and towns in Montenegro, town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, prijestonica, приjестоница, separator=" / ") of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the Blue Palace, official residence of the president of Montenegro. According to the 2023 census, the town had a population of 12,460 while the Old Royal Capital Cetinje, Cetinje Municipality had 14,465 residents. Cetinje is the centre of Cetinje Municipality. The city rests on a small karst plain surrounded by limestone mountains, including Lovćen, Mount Lovćen, the legendary mountain in Montenegrin historiography. Cetinje was founded in the 15th century and became a cradle of the culture of Montenegro. Its status as the honorary capital of Montenegro is due to its heritage as a long-serving former capital of Montenegro. Name In Montenegrin, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian, it is known as ''Cetinje'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikšić
Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa Hill. It is the center of Nikšić Municipality with population of 65,705 according to 2023 census, which is the largest municipality by area and second most inhabited after Podgorica. It was also the largest municipality by area in the former Yugoslavia. It is an important industrial, cultural, and educational center. Name In classical antiquity, the area of Nikšić was the site of the settlement of the Illyrians, Illyrian tribe of the Endirudini and was known in sources of the time as Anderba or Enderon. The Roman Empire built a Castra, military camp (''castrum Anderba'') in the 4th century AD, which was known as the Ostrogothic fortress ''Anagastum'' (after 459. AD). After Slavic settlement in the region, Anagastum became Slavic ''Ono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smail Agha Čengić
Smail Agha Čengić (; 1780 – 23 September 1840) was an Ottoman Bosnian lord (with the title of '' aga'') and general in the Ottoman Army. In 1831–32, Čengić was one of the Ottoman generals who fought against Husein Gradaščević, who was leading a rebellion in Bosnia against the central Ottoman government. Čengić was killed by Novica Cerović as revenge for killing the younger brother of the Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš. His death inspired the 1846 epic poem '' The Death of Smail-aga Čengić'' by Ivan Mažuranić. Early life The noble Čengić family originates from Eğil, in present-day Turkey. Smail's father's name was Ibrahim. Smail was born in 1778 or 1780 in the village of Jelašce in the Sanjak of Bosnia, 35 km from Kalinovik (in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). His father died when he was young. 1809–1813 As a junior officer and young general, he fought against Serb insurgents between 1809 and 1813, during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novica Cerović
Novica Cerović ( sr-Cyrl, Новица Цepoвић; 1805–1895) was a Montenegrins, Montenegrin ''vojvoda'' (duke) of the Drobnjaci, Drobnjak clan, who is noted as having defeated and killed a local Ottoman tyrant, Smail-aga Čengić, on the auspices of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, the Prince-Bishop of Montenegro. He later became a senator in the Montenegrin government. Life Cerović was born in Tušina, Šavnik, Tušina, a village near Šavnik in the Drobnjaci clan, then part of the Ottoman Empire (today in Montenegro). His most noted act was leading a successful assault to kill local Ottoman tyrant Smail-aga Čengić under the auspices of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš thereby freeing parts of Herzegovina from the Ottoman Empire and joining them to the Principality of Montenegro. Legacy His heroism and the death of Smail-aga Čengić was the theme of Ivan Mažuranić's poem ''Smrt Smail-age Čengića'', an epic poem celebrating the struggle for freedom. There is a tower in Tuši ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović
Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović (1783 – 20 March 1851; Turkish: Ali Paşa Rıdvanbeyoğlu) was a Herzegovinian Ottoman captain (administrator) of Stolac from 1813 to 1833 and the semi-independent ruler (vizier) of the Herzegovina Eyalet from 1833 to 1851. The eyalet had been created specifically for him as a reward for helping to suppress the local Gradaščević Rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. However, he was deposed and summarily executed when the authorities in Constantinople discovered that he was hatching plans to rule Herzegovina independently of the Porte. Early life Ali was born in Stolac to Zulfikar Rizvanbegović, the Ottoman captain of Stolac and Melikhane, a daughter of an Ottoman muteselim Omer Babić. Zulfikar previously married Omer's eldest daughter, but when she died, he married her sister Melikhane. His first wife bore him two sons, Mustafa and Mehmed, while Melikhane bore him five sons, Ali, Omer, Ahmed, Derviš, Halil, and a daughter Hatidža. Zulf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
