Goričani (, ) is a village in the new

Zeta Municipality Zeta Municipality ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Opština Zeta, Општина Зета) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The seat of the municipality is the town of Golubovci. Created in 2022, it is the newest municipality in Montenegro. City Ass ...

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. Until 2022, it was part of

Podgorica Municipality Podgorica Capital City (Serbo-Croatian: Glavni grad Podgorica / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. Podgorica municipality covers 10.4 ...

History

Ottoman Empire

In period between 15th and 17th century there were two villages Goričani, one on the left and one on the right bank of river

Morača The Morača ( cnr-Cyrl, Морача, ) is a major river in Montenegro that originates in the northern region in Kolašin Municipality under Mount Rzača. It meanders southwards for before emptying into Lake Skadar. Its drainage basin covers ...

. In 1485 the village on the left bank was recorded in the Ottoman defter as timar with 10 households. The village on the right bank belonged to

Ivan Crnojević Ivan Crnojević ( sr-Cyrl, Иван Црнојевић, italics=no, lit=Ivan the Black) was the lord of Zeta and Montenegrin-Serbian leader from 1465 to 1490. Having formed an alliance with the Republic of Venice, he led the resistance against the ...

until Ottomans captured his realm too. This village on the right bank of the river was expanded through immigration and its name was gradually changed to Vukovci.

Demographics

According to the 2003 census, the village has a population of 1,205 people. According to the 2011 census, its population was 1,462.

References

Populated places in Zeta Municipality {{Montenegro-geo-stub fr:Goričani sl:Goričani