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

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

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

. In the administration of the

Principality of Montenegro The Principality of Montenegro () was a principality in Southeastern Europe that existed from 13 March 1852 to 28 August 1910. It was then proclaimed a Kingdom of Montenegro, kingdom by Nikola I of Montenegro, Nikola I, who then became King of M ...

, the nahija was part of

Old Montenegro Old Montenegro ( Montenegrin and sr-Latn-Cyrl, Stara Crna Gora, Стара Црна Гора, separator=" / "), also known as Montenegro proper ( sr-Latn-Cyrl, Prava Crna Gora, Права Црна Гора, separator=" / ", label=none), or ...

, alongside Katun,

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

and

Crmnica Crmnica ( Montenegrin Cyrillic and sr-Cyrl, Црмница, ) is one of the local communities (''mjesne zajednice'') of the municipality of Bar and a historical region in southern Montenegro. It was one of the four sub-regions of Old Montenegro ...

. The Serbian

Gradac Monastery The Gradac Monastery (, ) is a Serbian Orthodox Monastery. It lies on the elevated plateau above the river Gradačka, at the edge of the forested slopes Golija. It is an endowment of queen Helen which was built from 1277 to 1282 during the reig ...

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 Gojëmadhi (or ''Goljemad'') was an Albanian tribe (fis) that lived in the Middle Ages. They inhabited the Lješanska nahija region of Old Montenegro, being centered in the area around the village of Goljemadi, west of modern Podgorica Podgo ...

. 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 * Kornet * Liješnje * Orasi * Relezi *Podstrana *Briđe *Brežine *Bigor *Đalci *Buronji *Goljemadi *Barutana *Liješnje *Donje Liješnje *Begova Glavica *Popratnica

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 List of cities and towns in Albania, city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Lezhë County and Lezhë Municipality. It is one of Albania's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously i ...

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

Đurađ Crnojević Đurađ Crnojević ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Црноjeвић, ; d. 1514) was the last Serbian medieval Zeta under the Crnojevići, Lord of ZetaSlijepčević 1974, p. 43: "Према Карлу Хопфу и Балшићи и Црнојевићи »п ...

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 ( sh-Cyrl, Павле Ђуришић, ; 9 July 1909 – 21 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 Che ...

, leader of Montenegrin

Chetniks The Chetniks,, ; formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland; and informally colloquially the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist m ...

in WW2 * Dejan Stojanović, Serbian poet, writer and essayist * Stevan Raičković, 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 Yugos ...

, Serbian politician and former minister of diaspora *

Sergej Ćetković Sergej Ćetković ( cnr-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 C ...

, Montenegrin singer *

Simon Vukčević Simon Vukčević ( Montenegrin 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 tw ...

, Montenegrin footballer * Marina Vukčević, Montenegrin handball player *

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

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

Nenad Brnović Nenad Brnović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Ненад Брновић; born 18 January 1980) is a Montenegrin football manager and former Association football, footballer. His older brother Bojan Brnović, Bojan is also a footballer. Cl ...

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

Veljko Uskoković Veljko Uskoković (; 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 Yugoslav Champion (Budvanska rivijera an ...

, retired Montenegrin water polo player

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ljesanska nahija Historical regions in Montenegro Principality of Montenegro sr:Љешанска нахија

Settlements

History

Notable people

See also

References