Ozrinići

Ozrinići (Serbian Cyrillic: Озринићи) is a small town in the municipality of Nikšić, Montenegro.

Ozrinići Озринићи
Town
Ozrinići Location within Montenegro
Coordinates:
Country	Montenegro
Municipality	Nikšić
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,057
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Montenegrins marching out to battle from Ozrinići.

The village was founded by five families of the Ozrinići tribe in 1597.[1] Apart from the Ozrinići descendants, from the 18th century onwards there were families that settled from Banjani, Kriči, Pješivci, and from other regions and tribes.[1]

In March 1942, during the leftist errors of Second World War, Ozrinići were burned down by Partisans from Nikšić.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2003 census, the town has a population of 2,024 people.

According to the 2011 census, its population was 2,057.[3]

Ethnicity in 2011

Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
Montenegrins	1,384	67.3%
Serbs	475	23.1%
Roma	17	0.8%
other/undeclared	181	8.8%
Total	2,057	100%

References

1. Петар Влаховић. Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду, књ. 64. Etnografski muzej u Beogradu. pp. 231–. GGKEY:7LRL4EYK77W.
2. Istorijski zapisi. с.н. 1987. p. 119. ...спа- љени Озринићи и Загарач, што је најдрастичнији примјер неп- равилног рада.
3. "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 January 27, 2012.