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Also known as Ivangrad

Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad () in honour to people's hero Ivan Milutinović. According to the 2023 census, the town had a population of 9,923, whereas its municipality area had 25,162 people.

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Berane is a city and town in Montenegro, serving as the capital of Berane Municipality. Established in 1862, the settlement is situated at an elevation of 703 meters above sea level. It covers an area of 717 square kilometers and has a population of 11,776. The local postal code is 84300, and the area uses the BA license plate code.

The city operates in the UTC+02:00 time zone and has a local dialing code of 51. Berane is twinned with Kostroma, Teramo, Adana, and Çiğli district. Its official website is berane.me.

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Place details

Locality
Berane
Region
Berane
Country
Crna Gora / Црна Гора
Population
11,073
Timezone
Europe/Podgorica

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Air quality

52US AQIModerate
PM2.5
13.5 µg/m³
PM10
16.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

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Berane
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Беране
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Town and municipality
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Clockwise, from top: Berane town hall, Đurđevi stupovi monastery, Grammar School, Main square, Panorama of Berane
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Location of Berane Montenegro.
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Montenegro
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Location within Montenegro
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Country
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Montenegro
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Region
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Northern
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Municipality
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Berane
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Founded
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1862
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Settlements

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Culture, education and science
  • Economy, infrastructure and sports
  • Demographics
  • Demographics
  • Climate
  • Sports
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • Notable individuals
  • Gallery
  • References
  • Notes
  • External links

Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad () in honour to people's hero Ivan Milutinović. According to the 2023 census, the town had a population of 9,923, whereas its municipality area had 25,162 people.

During the medieval period the land of Berane was known as Budimlja (Будимља). It was of great holistic, political and economic importance in the medieval Serbian state and its rulers. Until 1455, when Turks took the city, Budimlja was part of the wider historical region of Raška, within the Medieval Serbia. Since the first Serbian Uprising until its final liberation, fights against Turks were constant. Famous battles occurred from 1825 to 1862 when the most important Rudes battle was fought on 7 April in which the Montenegrin rebels won. Berane was finally liberated in 1912. The town shared the destiny with its country being damaged in both World Wars. As Ivangrad, the town experienced prosperity and population growth, being one of the Yugoslav industrial centres. Although the Civil War in Yugoslavia did not reach Montenegro, the city suffered from it as the industry collapsed and the people started to leave it. Nowadays, Berane is one of the poorest settlements in Montenegro so most of the population lives in difficult conditions. Despite that, the town remains an important educational, medical, religious and sporting centre, having produced many successful individuals in those categories.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Berane” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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