Bijelo Polje


Bijelo Polje is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim River. It has an urban population of 15,400. It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern Montenegro.
Bijelo Polje is the center of Bijelo Polje Municipality. It is the unofficial center of the north-eastern region of Montenegro. Bijelo Polje means "White Field" in Montenegrin and all related South Slavic languages like Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian.

History

Bijelo Polje's Church of Saint Peter and Paul is the place where the famous UNESCO Miroslav's Gospel of Miroslav, brother of Serb ruler Stefan Nemanja was written.
During World War II, Bijelo Pole was a prominent location for the anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia, Montenegro in particular.

Population

Bijelo Polje is the administrative centre of the Bijelo Polje municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 46,251. The town of Bijelo Polje itself has 15,400 citizens.
Population of Bijelo Polje :
Population of Bijelo Polje :
Religion :
Ethnic composition in 2011
EthnicityNumberPercentage
Serbs15,56233.8%
Bosniaks14,59231.7%
Montenegrins7,80816.95%
Muslims5,98512.99%
Romani3340.72%
Albanians570.12%
Croats410.09%
Yugoslavs270.06%
Other4540.98%
undeclared9522.07%
no data2690.58%
Total46,081100%

Culture and sights

Bijelo Polje was the birthplace of the oral poet Avdo Međedović and of many prominent writers such as Ćamil Sijarić, Miodrag Bulatović, Risto Ratković and Dragomir Brajković as well as basketball player Nikola Peković and Swedish footballing brothers Ajsel Kujović and Emir Kujović.

Transport

Bijelo Polje is connected to the rest of Montenegro by two major roads. It is situated on the main road connecting Montenegro's coast and Podgorica with northern Montenegro and Serbia.
Bijelo Polje is also a station on Belgrade–Bar railway, the last station in Montenegro for trains leaving for Belgrade, and it serves as a regional train station. Podgorica Airport is away, and has regular flights to major European destinations.

Climate

Bijelo Polje has a humid continental climate with warm summers, cold winters, and abundant precipitation year round.

Notable people