Bijelo Polje Бијело Поље

[[Image:|125px|Coat of arms of Bijelo Polje]] Coat of arms Coordinates 43.04° N 19.75° E Mayor Tarzan Milošević (DPS - SDP) Municipality area 924 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 15,883 50,284 54.4 p/km² No. of Settlements 98 Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Area code +382 84 Car plates BP Postal code {{{postal}}} ISO 3166-2 code ME-{{{iso}}} Official Website www.bijelopolje.cg.yu

Bijelo Polje (Serbian Cyrillic: Бијело Поље) is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 15,883 (2003 census). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 491 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1092 × 1333 pixel, file size: 66 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (Serbian/Montenegrin: Демократска Партија Социјалиста Црне Горе / Demokratska Partija Socijalista Crne Gore) is a political party in Montenegro. ... The Social Democratic Party of Montenegro (Socijaldemokratska Partija Crne Gore) is a political party in Montenegro. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... European Summer Time is the daylight saving time practiced in Europe, the period during which clocks are reset by one hour in relation to the official time observed during the rest of the year. ... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... This is a list of dialing codes by town in Montenegro. ... These are the Montenegrin car license plate codes by region and in alphabetical order: Categories: | ... List of postal codes in Montenegro: 81000 - Podgorica 81101 - Podgorica 1 81102 - Podgorica 2 81103 - Podgorica 3 81104 - Podgorica 4 81105 - Podgorica 5 81106 - Podgorica 6 81107 - Podgorica 7 81108 - Podgorica 8 81109 - Podgorica 9 81110 - Podgorica 10 81111 - Podgorica 11 81112 - Podgorica 12 81113 - Podgorica 13 81114 - Podgorica 14... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages; (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... Anthem Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, Bright Dawn of May Montenegro() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Official languages Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 Demonym Montenegrin Government Republic  -  President Filip Vujanović  -  Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence due to the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro   -  Declared June 3, 2006... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bijelo Polje is the center of the municipality of the same name (population of 50,284), which is part of geographical region of Sandžak. It is unofficial center of north-eastern region of Montenegro. Bijelo Polje means literally "White Field" in Serbian Map of Sandžak Sandžak (Serbian: Санџак, Sandžak, Bosnian: Sandžak, Albanian: Sanxhak or Sanxhaku, Turkish: Sancak) is a geographical region in central Balkans. ... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ...

History

Bijelo Polje was within the Ottoman Empire until its liberation by a multi-national force during the Balkan Wars (1912). Under Ottoman rule, the city was known as Akova. For other uses, see Ottoman (disambiguation). ... Combatants  Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Greece Serbia Montenegro Commanders Ottoman Empire: Nizam PaÅŸa, Zeki PaÅŸa, Esat PaÅŸa, Abdullah PaÅŸa, Ali Rıza PaÅŸa Bulgaria: Vladimir Vazov, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev Greece:Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis Serbia:Radomir Putnik, Petar...

Population

Bijelo Polje is administrative center of Bijelo Polje municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 50,284. The town of Bijelo Polje itself has 15,883 citizens.

Population of Bijelo Polje (city):

• 1981 - 11,927
• 1991 - 16,464
• 2003 - 15,883

Population of Bijelo Polje (municipality):

• 1948 - 36,795
• 1953 - 41,432
• 1961 - 46,651
• 1971 - 52,598
• 1981 - 55,634
• 1991 - 55,268
• 2003 - 50,284

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

• Montenegrins (39.22%)
• Muslims by nationality (0.0%)
• Serbs (70.57%)

Ethnic groups (2003 census): Montenegrins (Serbian/Montenegrin: Црногорци/Crnogorci) are a South Slavic people who are primarily associated with the Republic of Montenegro. ... Languages Serbo-Croat(Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) Macedonian Religions Predominantly Islam Related ethnic groups South Slavs Muslims by nationality (Muslimani, Муслимани) was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to describe mainly native Slavic Muslims. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ...

• Serbs (70.32%)
• Bosniaks (2.63%)
• Montenegrins (17.77%)
• Muslims by nationality (5.78%)

Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Languages Bosnian Religions Predominantly Islam Related ethnic groups Slavs (South Slavs) The Bosniaks or Bosniacs[1] (Bosnian: Bošnjaci, IPA: ) are a South Slavic people, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia) and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro, with a smaller autochthonous population also present in Croatia... Montenegrins (Serbian/Montenegrin: Црногорци/Crnogorci) are a South Slavic people who are primarily associated with the Republic of Montenegro. ... Languages Serbo-Croat(Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) Macedonian Religions Predominantly Islam Related ethnic groups South Slavs Muslims by nationality (Muslimani, Муслимани) was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to describe mainly native Slavic Muslims. ...

Culture and sights

Bijelo Polje was the birthplace of the oral poet Avdo Međedović and of many prominent writers, such as Ćamil Sijarić, Miodrag Bulatović, as well as Risto Ratković, who wrote the first Montenegrin novel "Neviđbog", a story actually set in the city of Bijelo Polje. Avdo MeÄ‘edović (or Avdo Medjedović) was a guslar (singer or oral poet). ... Ćamil Sijarić (1913-1989) was Montenegrin and Bosnian novelist and short story writer. ... Miodrag Bulatović Miodrag Bulatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Булатовић) (1930, Okladi,near Bijelo Polje-1991,Igalo , was a Montenegrin novelist and playwright. ...

City's best known brand is Rada mineral water, vastly consumed in Montenegro during summer months.

Transport

Bijelo Polje is connected with rest of Montenegro by two motorways. It is situated on the main road connecting Montenegro's coast and Podgorica with northern Montenegro and Serbia (E65, E80). Coordinates Mayor Dr. Miomir MugoÅ¡a (DPS - SDP) Municipality area 1,441 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 136,473 169,132 117,4 pop per km² Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Before 12th Century as Birziminium Area code +382 81 Car... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 812   -  Kingdom established 1217   -  Empire established 1346   -  Independence lost to... European route E65 is a road part of the International E-road network. ... European route E80 is a road part of the International E-road network. ...

Bijelo Polje is also a station on Belgrade - Bar railway, the last station in Montenegro for trains leaving towards Belgrade, and it serves as regional train station. The Belgrade - Bar railway is a railway connecting the Serbian capital of Belgrade with the town of Bar, the main seaport in Montenegro. ... Location of Belgrade within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District City of Belgrade Municipalities 17 Government  - Mayor Nenad Bogdanović (DS) (since 2004)  - Ruling parties DS/DSS/G17+ Area  - City 3,222. ...

Podgorica Airport is 130 km away, and has regular flights to major European destinations. Podgorica Airport (Montenegrin/Serbian: Аеродром Подгорица/Aerodrom Podgorica) (IATA: TGD, ICAO: LYPG) is an international airport located in 12km (8 miles) south of Podgorica. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ...

External links

• Bijelo Polje municipality
• Visit-Montenegro.com
• Accommodation-Smjestaj

Municipalities of Montenegro
Andrijevica | Bar | Berane | Bijelo Polje | Budva | Cetinje | Danilovgrad | Herceg-Novi | Kolašin | Kotor | Mojkovac | Nikšić | Plav | Pljevlja | Plužine | Podgorica | Rožaje | Šavnik | Tivat | Ulcinj | Žabljak