The Croats have a minority in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor), a coastal region in Montenegro, the largest of their kind in Tivat. The three municipalities making up the Bay of Kotor (Tivat, Kotor and Herceg-Novi) include 4,519 Croats or 6.70%.Statistical Office of Montenegro: Census 2023 data - Municipalities They are also known as Bokelji, a common name for all inhabitants of Boka Kotorska. Tivat is home to the minority political party Croatian Civic Initiative, and to the National Council of Croats in Montenegro. Kotor is home to Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro.
Religion
Croats of Montenegro are mainly Catholic. According to the 2011 census, 5,527 (91.80%) Croats declared as such. Since most of them live in the Bay of Kotor, the vast majority of them fall under the Diocese of Kotor.
Places of worship Our Lady of the Rocks Cathedral of Saint Tryphon
Demographics Settlements in Montenegro with significant Croatian minority (10 percent or more) include (2011):Statistical Office of Montenegro: Table N1. Population by ethnicity by settlement
Bogdašići (27 or 47,37%) Donja Lastva (315 or 41,94%) Lepetani (53 or 28,80%) Strp (12 or 24%) Krašići (27 or 20,77%) Muo (115 or 18,58%) Bogišići (33 or 17,93%) Tivat (1,622 or 17,31%) Donji Stoliv (58 or 16,67%) Prčanj (170 or 15,04%) Kavač (93 or 13,86%) Kotor (113 or 11,76%) Škaljari (415 or 10,90%)
Census year Municipality Number of Croats Percentage1961 Herceg-Novi1,54410.18%Kotor3,48320.92%Tivat3,42357.29%1971Herceg-Novi1,1956.5%Kotor2,61213.8%Tivat3,37548.73%1981 Herceg-Novi7023.01%Kotor1,6448.03%Tivat2,87630.87%1991 Herceg-Novi6302.28%Kotor1,6177.2%Tivat2,66323.35%2003 Herceg-Novi8312.45%Kotor1,8427.84%Tivat2,76119.73%2011 Herceg-Novi6622.14%Kotor1,5537.84%Tivat2,30416.42%
Political representation The Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro () is a Croat community organisation in Montenegro. Their headquarters is located in the coastal town of Kotor, in the Boka Kotorska region of Montenegro. Additionally, the Croatian Civic Initiative based in Tivat is the main political party representing the Montenegrin Croats.
Notable people
Marta Batinović, Montenegrin handball player Tihomil Beritić, physician Ivan Brkanović, writer Tomislav Crnković, Croatian football player Ilija Janjić, Bishop Leopold Mandić, Catholic saint Andrija Maurović, comic book author Nikola Modruški, Bishop of Modruš Božo Nikolić, sea captain and politician Josip Pečarić, mathematician Matea Pletikosić, Montenegrin handball player Milan Sijerković, meteorologists Viktor Vida, writer Marija Vučinović, politician Predrag Vušović, actor
See also Croatia–Montenegro relations Croatian diaspora Ethnic groups in Montenegro Croatian Confraternity Bokelj Navy 809. Montenegrins of Croatia
References
External links Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro