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Bijelo Polje (Бијело Поље) is a city and municipality located in the northern part of Montenegro, in the geographical region of Sandžak, with a population of over 32,000, while the population of the Bijelo Polje municipality is 57,124 (2003 census), which makes it the third largest municipality in Montenegro, after Podgorica and Nikšić. The mainly Slavic population has a religious mixture, with 55% Christians of the Orthodox faith, and 45% Islamic (Sunni Muslim). See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... 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 practised in Europe, the period during which clocks are advanced by one hour in relation to the official time observed during the rest of the year. ... Daylight saving time (also called DST, or Summer Time) is the local time a region is designated for a portion of the year, usually an hour forward from its standard official time. ... Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of UTC+1 time zone, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... UTC also stands for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, the basis for civil time, differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1. ... Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... UTC also stands for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, the basis for civil time, differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Serbia and Montenegro. ... These are the Serbian & Montenegrin car license plate codes by region and in alphabetical order: Serbia Vojvodina Montenegro ... This article is about the former Yugoslav republic. ... Map of SandÅ¾ak within Serbia and Montenegro SandÅ¾ak (Ð¡Ð°Ð½ÑŸÐ°Ðº) is a geographical region in Serbia and Montenegro. ... Mayor Dr. Miomir MugoÅ¡a Area - city - municipality kmÂ² 1,399 kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 136,473 169,132 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded 14th Century Latitude Longitude 42Â°47 N 19Â°28 E Area code +381 81 Car plates PG Official Website Podgorica... Mayor Labud SljukiÄ‡ Area kmÂ² Population - city - district - density 61,700 in 2003 /kmÂ² Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded IV Century AD as Onogost Latitude Longitude 42. ...

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3 Demographics
4 Culture and features of the city

Name

Bijelo Polje means "White Field" in the local language (often called Serbian, Montenegrin or Bosnian). The Serbian language is one of the standard versions of the Å tokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and by Serbs everywhere. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

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 Akovo. Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Ø¯ÙˆÙ„Øª Ø§Ø¨Ø¯ Ù…Ø¯Øª Devlet-i Ebed-mÃ¼ddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital SÃ¶ÄŸÃ¼t (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... The outcome as of April 1913 Boundaries on the Balkans after the First and the Second Balkan War (1912-1913) Distribution of races in the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor in 1923, Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, New York (The map does not reflect the results of the 1923...

Demographics

In 2003, the population of the municipality was composed of:

Serbs (36.31%)
Bosniaks (25.22%)
Muslims by nationality (17.18%)
Montenegrins (16.13%)

Serbs (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸, Srbi) are a south Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia-Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Bosniaks (Bosnian: BoÅ¡njaci) are a South Slavic people living chiefly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the SandÅ¾ak region of Serbia and Montenegro. ... Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to describe people who spoke Serbo-Croatian language and professed Islam that werent identified as one of the other nations. ... Montenegrins are a South Slavic people who are primarily associated with the Republic of Montenegro. ...

Culture and features of the city

The most famous building in Bijelo Polje is medieval Crkva Svetog Petra (St.Peter's Church).

Many well known writers were born in and around Bijelo Polje, including Avdo Medjedović, 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. The city is also famous for its natural mineral water, called "Rada". Ä†amil SijariÄ‡ (1913-1989) was Montenegrin and Bosnian novelist and short story writer. ... Miodrag BulatoviÄ‡ (1930, Okladi, Montenegro - 1991) was a Serbian novelist and playwright. ...

	Municipalities of Montenegro
Andrijevica \| Bar \| Berane \| Bijelo Polje \| Budva \| Cetinje \| Danilovgrad \| Herceg-Novi \| Kolašin \| Kotor \| Mojkovac \| Nikšić \| Plav \| Plužine \| Pljevlja \| Podgorica \| Rožaje \| Šavnik \| Tivat \| Ulcinj \| Žabljak Image File history File links Flag_of_Montenegro. ... This article is about the former Yugoslav republic. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Montenegro. ... Andrijevica (Андријевица) is a county in northeastern Montenegro. ... Bar is the major seaport of Serbia and Montenegro on the Adriatic Sea. ... Mayor Relja Jovancevic Area - city - municipality {{{city}}} kmÂ² {{{municipalaty}}} kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 21,000 in 2003 40,900 in 2003 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded 1862 Latitude Longitude 42Â° N 19Â° E Area code +381 87 Car plates BA Official Website Map of... Mayor Rajko KuljaÄa Area - city - municipality kmÂ² 122 kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 10,918 15,909 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded 5th Century B.C. Latitude Longitude 42Â°17 N 18Â°51 E Area code +381 86 Car plates BD Official Website Map... Mayor Municipality area {{{municipalaty}}} kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 14,700 18,749 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude Area code +381 86 Car plates CT Official website:[1] Cetinje (Ð¦ÐµÑ‚Ð¸ÑšÐµ) is a small city (population 14,700 in 2003) located in Serbia and Montenegro. ... Mayor Municipality area 501 kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 4000 16,376 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude N E Area code +381 81 Car plates PG Official website:[1] Danilovgrad (Ð”Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð´) is a town and municipality situated in the pleasant plain of BjelopavliÄ‡i... Mayor Dejan MandiÄ‡ Municipality area 235 kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 16,493(incl. ... [[Image:\|300px\|Location of KolaÅ¡in]] Mayor Area - city - municipality kmÂ² kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 2,989 9,949 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded 17th Century Latitude Longitude Â° N Â° E Area code +381 81 Car plates Official Website Map of the municipalities of Montenegro... Panoramic view of Gulf of Kotor Alley in Kotor Cathedral of Saint Tryphon (Sv. ... [[Image:\|300px\|Location of Mojkovac ÐœÐ¾Ñ˜ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ñ†]] Mayor Area - city - municipality kmÂ² kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 4,120 10,066 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude Â° N Â° E Area code +381 84 Car plates Official Website Map of the municipalities of Montenegro, showing the location... Mayor Labud SljukiÄ‡ Area kmÂ² Population - city - district - density 61,700 in 2003 /kmÂ² Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded IV Century AD as Onogost Latitude Longitude 42. ... Plav-Gusinje (ÐŸÐ»Ð°Ð²-Ð“ÑƒÑÐ¸Ñše), also known as OpÅ¡tina Plav (District of Plav), is a region in Norteastern Montenegro and a part of the SandÅ¾ak region of Serbia and Montenegro. ... Mayor Municipality area 858 kmÂ² Population - city - municipality Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded 14th Century Latitude Longitude Area code +381 Car plates Official website:[1] PluÅ¾ine (ÐŸÐ»ÑƒÐ¶Ð¸Ð½Ðµ) is a town and municipality in Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro. ... [[Image:\|200px\|Location of Pljevlja]] Mayor Radoman GogiÄ‡ Area - city - municipality {{{city}}} kmÂ² {{{municipalaty}}} kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 27,000 in 2003 {{{municipility}}} Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded between VI - VII century Latitude Longitude 43. ... Mayor Dr. Miomir MugoÅ¡a Area - city - municipality kmÂ² 1,399 kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 136,473 169,132 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded 14th Century Latitude Longitude 42Â°47 N 19Â°28 E Area code +381 81 Car plates PG Official Website Podgorica... [[Image:\|200px\|Location of RoÅ¾aje]] Mayor Area - city - municipality kmÂ² kmÂ² Population - city - municipality Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude 45Â°5037 N 20Â°1010 E Area code +381 87 Car plates Official Website Map of the municipalities of Montenegro... [[Image:\|300px\|Location of Å avnik]] Mayor Area - city - municipality kmÂ² kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 570 2,947 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude Â° N Â° E Area code +381 83 Car plates Official Website Map of the municipalities of Montenegro, showing the location of... Tivat is a town in southern Montenegro in the bay of Boka Kotorska, population 10,100, Tivat municipality 13,991 (2003). ... Ulcinj (Serbian and Montenegrin: Ulcinj or Ð£Ð»Ñ†Ð¸Ñš, Albanian: Ulqin, Italian: Dulcigno, Latin: Ulcinium or Olcinium) is a mainly Albanian inhabited coastal town and municipality of the Republic of Montenegro in Serbia and Montenegro. ... [[Image:\|300px\|Location of Å½abljak]] Mayor Isailo Å ljivanÄanin Area - city - municipality kmÂ² 445 kmÂ² Population - city - municipality 1,937 4,929 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude 43Â°09 N 19Â°07 E Area code +381 89 Car plates PV Official Website...

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