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Petnjica Петњица
Village and municipality
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PetnjicaLocation within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°54′32″N 19°57′52″E / 42.90889°N 19.96444°E / 42.90889; 19.96444
Country	Montenegro
Region	Northern
Municipality	Petnjica
Government
• Type	Mayor-Assembly
• Mayor	Erol Muratović (DPS)
Elevation	851 m (2,792 ft)
Population
• Village	539
• Municipality	5,482
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	PT
Climate	Cfb

Petnjica (Montenegrin: Петњица) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region, and the center of Petnjica Municipality. Petnjica regained its municipality status on May 28, 2013, which it previously had from 1945 to 1957, when it was merged with the Berane Municipality.

Demographics

Village is the administrative center of Petnjica Municipality, which had a population of 5,482 in 2011. The settlement itself had a population of 539.

Ethnic groups in 2011

Sports

The local football team is FK Petnjica, who play in the country's third tier. They play their home games at the Gusare Stadium.

Notable people

• Osman Rastoder, commander of Sandžak Muslim militia
• Rifat Rastoder, Montenegrin politician
• Šerbo Rastoder, Montenegrin historian

International relations

Petnjica is twinned with:

• Rumelange, Luxembourg

References

1. "Petnjica, Then and Now". Opština Petnjica.
2. "Potpisivanje sporazuma o bratimljenju Opštine Petnjica sa Opštinom Rumelange u Luksemburgu". petnjica.co.me (in Montenegrin). Petnjica. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

External links

• FC Petnjica

v t e Seats of Montenegrin Municipalities
Andrijevica Bar Berane Bijelo Polje Budva Cetinje Danilovgrad Golubovci Gusinje Herceg Novi Kolašin Kotor Mojkovac Nikšić Petnjica Plav Pljevlja Plužine Podgorica Rožaje Šavnik Tivat Tuzi Ulcinj Žabljak

• Populated places in Petnjica Municipality
• Populated places in Montenegro
• States and territories established in 2013
• Populated places in Berane Municipality
• Cities in Montenegro