Danilovgrad Municipality
Opština Danilovgrad
Municipality
Coat of arms of Danilovgrad Municipality
Coat of arms
Danilovgrad Municipality in Montenegro
Danilovgrad Municipality in Montenegro
CountryMontenegro
SeatDanilovgrad
Area
 • Total501 km2 (193 sq mi)
Postal code
81410
Area code+382 20
ISO 3166-2 codeME-07
Car platesDG
ClimateCfa
Websitedanilovgrad.me

Danilovgrad Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The administrative center is the town of Danilovgrad. The municipality is located in the central region of Montenegro in the valley of Zeta river, sometimes called also the Bjelopavlići plain, after the name of the local tribe.[1]

Tourism and location

Main tourist attraction within Danilovgrad municipality is Ostrog Monastery, famous orthodox pilgrimage site visited by believers from afar. It is located on an almost vertical cliff overseeing Bjelopavlići plain, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) from Danilovgrad in the direction of Nikšić. Other notable points of interest are Ždrebaonik Monastery and well of Glava Zete. Municipality lies along the main route between Montenegro's two largest cities, Podgorica and Nikšić. Via villages, Danilovgrad forms part of a conurbation with Podgorica.

Local parliament

Parties and coalitions Seats Gov't.
DPS 19 Yes
DCG – URA 6 No
SD 3 Yes
SNP – DNP – JKP 2 No
NSD 2 No
PCG 1 No

Demographics

Town of Danilovgrad is the center of the Danilovgrad Municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 16,523.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Opštine Archived 2022-01-22 at the Wayback Machine, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore
  2. ↑ Popis 2011, MONSTAT (2011)



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