Zagrađe
Заграђе
Village
Zagrađe is located in Montenegro
Zagrađe
Zagrađe
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°08′43″N 19°01′25″E / 42.14528°N 19.02361°E / 42.14528; 19.02361
Country Montenegro
Municipality Bar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total364
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Zagradje (Montenegrin: Заграђе) is a village in the municipality of Bar, south Montenegro, located next to Sutomore. It is renowned for its air quality and beaches.

The village itself is on a hill to the west of Sutomore. A small single-track road leads up the hill. The mean house height in the area is around 100m and the highest house on the eastern slope of the hill is 184m above sea level (GPS data).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 364.[1]

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Serbs15943.7%
Montenegrins14640.1%
other/undeclared5916.2%
Total364100%

The population of the village is not fixed. In the winter, it can be as low as 5 (five), but in the summer (as it is a tourist location with many weekend-homes) its population can go up to 2000. As such, it is very quiet in the winter and over-populated in the summer.

Weather

The winters are harsh. Winds of up to 160 kpm (100 mph) are not uncommon.

Other information

The village was previously an army site, but since Montenegro's independence, the Yugoslavian army has moved out.

During NATO's bombardment of Serbia and Montenegro in 1999, a bomb dropped on one of the peninsulas close to the village, missed the army and hit a civilian area close to a beach. There is still radioactivity around the area.

Some of the beaches have a radioactive mud which is said to be a cure for many bodily issues related to bones and skin. This has not been proven to-date however.

References

  1. ↑ "Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved 27 January 2012.


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