Montenegrins of Slovenia
Crnogorci u Sloveniji
Црногорци у Словенији
Montenegro Slovenia
Total population
2,667 (2002)
Languages
Montenegrin
Slovene
Religion
Serbian Orthodox, Montenegrin Orthodox
Related ethnic groups
Serbs of Slovenia

Slovenian Montenegrins (Montenegrin: Slovenački Crnogorci) are a national minority in Slovenia. Until 1991, Montenegro and Slovenia were both constituent republics of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, and as such there was freedom of movement among nations.

According to the 2002 Slovenian census there are 2,667 ethnic Montenegrins in Slovenia.[1]

Notable people

  • Žarko Đurišić, basketball scout, coach, and former player
  • Bjanka Adžić Ursulov, costume and set designer
  • Vinko Glanz, architect
  • Milada Kalezić, actress
  • Jan Plestenjak, singer
  • Boris Popovič, politician and Mayor of Koper
  • Velimir Vulikić, doctor and publicist
  • Senidah, singer-songwriter

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