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Gornje Zaostro

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

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Map of Gornje Zaostro, 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. In 2003, the Special Unit of the Interior Ministry of Montenegro entered the village and blew up the monument.

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.

References

Gornje Zaostro Wikipedia