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Gornje Zaostro

Горње Заостро
Gornje Zaostro Горње Заостро
Village
	Gornje Zaostro Location within Montenegro
	Coordinates: 42°53′24″N 19°50′08″E / 42.8900°N 19.8356°E
Country	Montenegro
Municipality	Berane
Population (2023)
• Total	128
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Gornje Zaostro (Serbian Cyrillic: Горње Заостро) is a village in the Berane Municipality, in northeastern Montenegro.

Geography

The village is located ca. 10 kilometres from Berane.

History

During World War II, the village was the headquarters of Chetnik commander Pavle Đurišić. In July 2002, a monument was erected in the village in honour of its Chetnik heritage.^[1] In 2003, the Special Unit of the Interior Ministry of Montenegro entered the village and blew up the monument.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had 236 inhabitants, of which 146 (61,86%) identified as Serbs, and 57 (24,15%) identified as Montenegrins.^[3]

According to the 2023 census, its population was 128.^[4]

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
Serbs	144	77.0%
Montenegrins	39	20.9%
other/undeclared	4	2.1%
Total	187	100%

References

^ Prijović, Zvonko (May 17, 2002). "Crnogorska Ravna gora". Glas javnosti.
^ "Пуче камен од раздора".
^ Књига 9, Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2003, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за статистику, Подгорица, септембар 2005, COBISS-ID 8764176
^ "Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2023. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved January 25, 2024.