Sveti Đorđe (Ulcinj)

Sveti Đorđe

Свети Ђорђе
Shëngjergj
Sveti Đorđe Свети Ђорђе; Shëngjergj
Village
	Sveti Đorđe Location within Montenegro
	Coordinates: 41.950333°N 19.339833°E
Country	Montenegro
Municipality	Ulcinj
Population (2011)
• Total	69
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Sveti Đorđe (Cyrillic: Свети Ђорђе; Albanian: Shëngjergj) is a village in the municipality of Ulcinj, Montenegro. It is located east of Ulcinj, next to the Buna River which also functions as the Montenegro-Albania border.

Name

It is believed that the village is named after Saint George, the highly venerated Christian saint. Both the Serbian and Albanian names of the village are essentially transliterations of Saint George. Local Albanians often refer to the village as "Shnergj".

Demographics

According to Montenegro's 2011 census, Sveti Đorđe had a population of 69[1] of which 28 were men (40.5%) and 41 were women (59.4%).[1]

Ethnic Demographics

According to Montenegro's 2011 census, all 69 residents of Sveti Đorđe were ethnically Albanian and considered Albanian to be their mother tongue.[1] All 69 residents were Catholic.[1]

Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
Albanians	69	100.00%
Other	0	0%
Total	69	100%

Religion	Number	Percentage
Catholics	69	100.00%
Other	0	0%
Total	69	100%

References

"Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT". www.monstat.org. Retrieved 2022-02-28.

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[:0-1] "Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT". www.monstat.org. Retrieved 2022-02-28.