Vusanje
| Vusanje Вусање Vuthaj | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Vusanje Location of Vusanje in Montenegro | |
| Coordinates: 42°31′46″N 19°50′25″E / 42.52944°N 19.84028°ECoordinates: 42°31′46″N 19°50′25″E / 42.52944°N 19.84028°E | |
| Country |
 Montenegro |
| Municipality | Plav |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 866 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code | +382 51 |
| Vehicle registration | PL |
Vusanje (Albanian: Vuthaj, Montenegrin and Serbian Cyrillic: Вусање) is a small town in Montenegro, located southwest of the town of Plav. According to the 2003 census, the town had a population of 866.
Geography
Vusanje is located within the Plav municipality, below the town of Gusinje.
There is a notable waterfall in the area.
History
The village was formerly two separate settlements, Gornje Vusanje and Donje Vusanje (Горње и Доње Вусање). It has also been called Vusenje and Vušanje.
Culture
There are two mosques in the village (1990).[1]
Anthropology
The majority of families hail from Vukël, in Kelmend, a nearby village across the border in Albania.
The families of Đomboljaj (alb. Gjonbalaj/Gjombalaj), Uljaj (alb. Ulaj), Ahmetaj and Vučetaj (alb. Vuçetaj) had previously the surnames of Đombolić, Uljević, Ahmetović and Vučetović.[2]
Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1948 | 781 | — |
| 1953 | 859 | +10.0% |
| 1961 | 935 | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 1,103 | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 1,399 | +26.8% |
| 1991 | 1,103 | −21.2% |
| 2003 | 866 | −21.5% |
| Source: | ||
Ethnicity in 2003
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Albanians | 864 | 99.76% |
| Bosniaks | 1 | 0.12% |
| Others | 1 | 0.12% |
| Total | 866 | 100% |
Notable people
- Isa Qosja, an Albanian film director
- Rexhep Qosja (born 1936), writer and literary critic.
- Sadri Gjonbalaj
References
- ↑ Madžida Bećirbegović, p. 192 http://books.google.com/books?id=mLZWAAAAMAAJ,
U okolini Gusinja, u selu Vusanje postoje dvije džamije sa drvenom munarom
Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Vojska, Volume 8, Issues 405-414 (in Serbian). Vojnoizdavački i novinski centar. 1999. p. 48.
Џомбољај, Уљај, Ахметај, Вучетај... Али оне су пре десетак и више година има- ли презимена Џомболић, Уље- вић, Ахметовић, Вучетовић