Danilovgrad Municipality

The Danilovgrad Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. Its administrative center is the town of Danilovgrad and it is located in the central part of Montenegro, in the valley of the Zeta river, also called the Bjelopavlići plain.^[1]

Danilovgrad Municipality Opština Danilovgrad Општина Даниловград
Municipality
Coat of arms
Danilovgrad Municipality in Montenegro
Country	Montenegro
Seat	Danilovgrad
Area
• Total	501 km2 (193 sq mi)
Postal code	81410
Area code	+382 20
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-07
Car plates	DG
Climate	Cfa
Website	danilovgrad.me

Tourism and location

Main tourist attraction within the Danilovgrad municipality is Ostrog Monastery, a famous orthodox pilgrimage site visited by believers from afar. It is located on an almost vertical cliff overseeing the Bjelopavlići plain, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) from Danilovgrad, in the direction of Nikšić. Other notable sites of interest are the Ždrebaonik Monastery and the well of Glava Zete. The 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

According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Danilovgrad had a population of 18,617,^[2] with the following ethnic composition:

Ethnic groups (2023 census)[2] Montenegrins   57.31% Serbs   35.39% Others   3.86% Undeclared   3.44%

Gallery

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  World War II monument
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  Ostrog Monastery
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  Holy Trinity Church
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  Zeta river near Spuž

References

1. "Danilovgrad - About the City". Retrieved 26 October 2024.
2. "Population of Montenegro by National, i.e. Ethnical Affiliation, Religion, Mother Tongue, and Language a Person Usually Speaks" (PDF). monstat.org. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.