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.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,667 (2002) | |
| Languages | |
| Montenegrin Slovene | |
| Religion | |
| Serbian Orthodox, Montenegrin Orthodox | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Serbs of Slovenia |
According to the 2002 Slovenian census there are 2,667 ethnic Montenegrins in Slovenia.[1]
Notable people
edit- 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