Old Royal Capital Cetinje
# Old Royal Capital Cetinje

Old Royal Capital Cetinje (Montenegrin and Serbian: Prijestonica Cetinje / Пријестоница Цетиње) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. It has the status of the Old Royal Capital (Prijestonica / Пријестоница), which is also translated in English as "Royal Town".

The seat of the municipality is the town of Cetinje. The municipality is located at the central and southwestern region of Montenegro.

## Geography

Cetinje is situated in the karst field (Cetinje field) of about 7 $km^2,$ with average height above sea level of 671m. It is 12 km (7 mi) of airline far from Adriatic Sea and 15 km (9 mi) from Skadar Lake. It is on the main road to Podgorica-Cetinje-Budva, which makes it open to the inside of Montenegro and Montenegrin coast. Mount Lovćen rises from the borders of the Adriatic basin, closing the long and twisting bays of Bay of Kotor and making the hinterland to the coastal town of Kotor. The mountain has two imposing peaks, Štirovnik; 1,749m (5,738ft) and Jezerski vrh; 1,657m (5,436ft).

## Municipal Parliament

Skupština Prijestonice Cetinje is the Parliament of Old Royal Capital Cetinje. Local parliament is made up of 33 deputies, or odbornici (councillors) in Montenegrin. It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Predsjednik Skupštine (President of Parliament).

| Party / Coalition | Seats | Local government |
| - | - | - |
| Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro | 14 / 33 | Opposition |
| United Reform Action | 4 / 33 | Support |
| Democratic Montenegro | 3 / 33 | Support |
| Social Democratic Party of Montenegro | 8 / 33 | Government |
| LSCG - Old Guard | 3 / 33 | Government |
| SD-LP | 1 / 33 | Opposition |

## Demographics

According to the 2011 census, in the territory of The Old Royal Capital Cetinje live 16,757 inhabitants, or 2.7% of the population of Montenegro. 13,991 of those inhabitants live in n the town of Cetinje. According to the number of inhabitants, Cetinje is one of the medium units of local government in Montenegro.

Old Royal Capital of Cetinje (2011)

Montenegrins

90.54%

Serbs

4.36%

Others

2.35%

None/Unknown

2.74% :

## Gallery

* Town of Cetinje
* Lovćen National Park
* Skadar Lake
* Rijeka Crnojevića
* Cetinje Monastery
* Mausoleum of Njegoš
* Street in Cetinje, 2015.
* Convent, Cetinje in 1889.
