Gusinje Municipality
Opština Gusinje Општина Гусиње Komuna e Gucisë | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Gusti grad | |
.svg) Gusinje Municipality in Montenegro | |
| Country | Montenegro |
| Municipality formed | 2014 |
| Municipal seat | Gusinje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sanel Balić[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,239 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +382 51 |
| ISO 3166 code | ME-22 |
| Website | opstinagusinje.me |
Gusinje Municipality (Montenegrin: Opština Gusinje / Општина Гусиње; Albanian: Komuna e Gucisë) is a municipality in northern Montenegro. It is located in the upper Lim valley at an elevation of about 1,000 m (3,000 ft). It was created in 2014, when it split from Plav Municipality.[2] Its center is the small town of Gusinje, and its biggest village in terms of territory is Vusanje. Two of Montenegro's highest mountains overlook Gusinje: Zla Kolata and Visitor. Many of Gusinje's settlements are historically linked with the Albanian Kelmendi tribe (fis). The village of Gusinje developed into a town the 17th century around a fortress built by the Ottomans to contain the Kelmendi. In the 19th century, Gusinje was a developing regional market center. It was engulfed in 1879–1880 in a struggle between the Principality of Montenegro that wanted to annex it and the League of Prizren that opposed it. After the Balkan Wars, Gusinje became part of Montenegro and in 1919 part of Yugoslavia. Today, it is part of Montenegro since its declaration of independence in 2006.
- ^ "Sanel Balić novi predsjednik Opštine Gusinje". Opština Gusinje [Municipality of Gusinje].
- ^ "Gusinje - nova opština u Crnoj Gori - Društvo - AKTER". Archived from the original on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-12-23.