Vasojevići
Sign in to saveThe Vasojevići (Montenegrin and , ) is a historical highland tribe (pleme) and region of Montenegro, in the area of the Brda. It is the largest of the historical tribes, occupying the area between Lijeva Rijeka in the South up to Bihor under Bijelo Polje in the North, Mateševo in the West to Plav in the East. Likely of Albanian origin, most of the tribe's history prior to the 16th century has naturally been passed on through oral history.
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21 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Origins
- Early history
- 17th century
- 18th and 19th century
- 20th century
- World War II
- Breakup of Yugoslavia
- 21st century
- 2010s
- Anthropology
- Culture
- ''Srbljaci'' and ''Ašani''
- Folk traditions
- Ethnographic accounts
- Brotherhoods
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Vasojevići (Montenegrin and , ) is a historical highland tribe (pleme) and region of Montenegro, in the area of the Brda. It is the largest of the historical tribes, occupying the area between Lijeva Rijeka in the South up to Bihor under Bijelo Polje in the North, Mateševo in the West to Plav in the East. Likely of Albanian origin, most of the tribe's history prior to the 16th century has naturally been passed on through oral history.
Although the unofficial center is Andrijevica in north-eastern Montenegro, the tribe stems from Lijeva Rijeka in central Montenegro. The tribe was formed by various tribes that were united under the rule of the central Vasojević tribe. These tribes later migrated to the Komovi mountains and the area of Lim. The emigration continued into what is today Serbia and other parts of Montenegro.
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