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Danilovgrad

Даниловград
Town and municipality
World War II monument in Danilovgrad's main square
World War II monument in Danilovgrad's main square
Flag of Danilovgrad
Flag
Coat of arms of Danilovgrad
Coat of arms
Danilovgrad is located in Montenegro
Danilovgrad
Danilovgrad
Location in Montenegro
Country  Montenegro
Municipality CoatDG.svg Danilovgrad
Settlements 80
Area
 • Town and municipality 501 km2 (193 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Density 33/km2 (90/sq mi)
 • Urban
5,156
 • Rural
11,620
 • Municipality
18,472
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
81410
Area code +382 20
ISO 3166-2 code ME-07
Car plates DG
Climate Cfa
Website http://danilovgrad.me/

Danilovgrad (Montenegrin: Даниловград) is a town in central Montenegro. It has a population of 6,852, according to the 2011 census. It is situated in the Danilovgrad Municipality which lies along the main route between Montenegro's two largest cities, Podgorica and Nikšić. Via villages, Danilovgrad forms part of a conurbation with Podgorica.

The town of Danilovgrad is located in the Bjelopavlići plain, a fertile valley of the Zeta River. It is the centre of the Danilovgrad municipality, which has a population of 18,472.

History

In the surroundings of Danilovgrad, there are remains of Gradina (Martinići), dating back to the time of the Serbian ruler Petar Gojniković, from the Vlastimirović dynasty. The court was built by another member of the dynasty, prince Mutimir, who was also once buried in there. Gradina is also a prominent seat from the Nemanjić period, believed to be the birthplace of Rastko Nemanjić, also known as Saint Sava, the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Danilovgrad was founded with the purpose of being the capital of Montenegro. Foundations for this planned city were first laid by King Nikola I in 1870. However, after the cities of Nikšić and Podgorica were liberated from Ottoman hands, during the Congress of Berlin, its significance diminished. It was named after Nicholas' predecessor, Prince Danilo.

World War II

On May 31, 1944, a USAF Consolidated B-24 Liberator crashed in Danilovgrad. Although its entire crew of 10 ejected and survived, they were later caught and became prisoners of war. On July 23, 1944, at least 48 members of the League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia were killed in a mass execution by Chetniks in the village of Lazine.

During the Yugoslav Wars

From 14 to 15 April 1995, a pogrom drove out the Romani population in one of Danilovgrad's neighborhoods, Božova Glavica.

On 24 March 1999, the Milovan Šaranović barracks in Danilovgrad were bombed by NATO aircraft, killing a soldier named Saša Stojić. He was the first victim of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.

Climate

Like many parts of Montenegro, Danilovgrad has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa according to the Köppen climate classification) with cool winters and hot, drier summers. On 8 August 2012, Danilovgrad recorded a temperature of 44.8 °C (112.6 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Montenegro.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the population of the town was 5,156.

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Montenegrins 3,637 70.5%
Serbs 1,118 21.7%
Albanians 20 0.4%
Russians 14 0.3%
Croats 8 0.2%
Roma 7 0.1%
other/undeclared 352 6.8%
Total 5,156 100%

Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT, Census 2011

Religion (2011 Census) Number
Eastern Orthodoxy 4,762
Islam 80
Catholicism 23
Christians 11
Protestants 0
Jehovah Witness 0
Buddhist 0
Adventist 7
Agnosticism 0
Atheism 57
Undeclared 128
Other 83

Sports

The local football team is FK Iskra, who have been playing in the country's top tier since 2015. They host their games at the Braća Velašević Stadium. The town's basketball team is KK Danilovgrad and RK Danilovgrad is the handball club.

Transport

Danilovgrad is situated approximately halfway between two largest Montenegrin cities, Podgorica and Nikšić, on the main road that connects these two. It is also served by the Nikšić–Podgorica railway.

Podgorica Airport is 30 km (19 mi) away, and has regular flights to Belgrade, Budapest, Bari, Zagreb, Skopje, Zürich, Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Paris, Rome and Vienna.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Danilovgrad is twinned with:

  • Serbia Crvenka (Kula), Serbia
  • Ukraine Donetsk, Ukraine
  • Poland Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland
  • Netherlands Roosendaal, Netherlands
  • Russia Serpukhov, Russia
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