Berane

Also known as Ivangrad

Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad () in honour to people's hero Ivan Milutinović. According to the 2023 census, the town had a population of 9,923, whereas its municipality area had 25,162 people.

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Berane is a town in northern Montenegro located on the Lim river that served as the administrative center of the Ivangrad District until it was renamed from Ivangrad back to its original name in 1992. With a population of nearly 10,000 in the town proper and about 25,000 in the surrounding municipality, it remains a significant settlement in the region.

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Place details

Locality: Berane
Region: Berane
Country: Crna Gora / Црна Гора
Population: 11,073
Timezone: Europe/Podgorica

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.native_name: Беране
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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Clockwise, from top: Berane town hall, Đurđevi stupovi monastery, Grammar School, Main square, Panorama of Berane
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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.map_caption: Location of Berane Montenegro.
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Montenegro
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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Montenegro
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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Northern
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name2: Berane
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.established_title: Founded
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.established_date: 1862
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.parts_type: Settlements

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Wikidata facts

Population: 11073
Area: 717
Elevation: 703
Official website: www.berane.me
Image: Berane 2.jpg
Dialing code: 51
Licence plate code: BA

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Commons category: Berane
postal code: 84300
inception: 1862-00-00
P12749: Erlangen
native label: Berane

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History
Culture, education and science
Economy, infrastructure and sports
Demographics
Demographics
Climate
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Twin towns — sister cities
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During the medieval period the land of Berane was known as Budimlja (Будимља). It was of great holistic, political and economic importance in the medieval Serbian state and its rulers. Until 1455, when Turks took the city, Budimlja was part of the wider historical region of Raška, within the Medieval Serbia. Since the first Serbian Uprising until its final liberation, fights against Turks were constant. Famous battles occurred from 1825 to 1862 when the most important Rudes battle was fought on 7 April in which the Montenegrin rebels won. Berane was finally liberated in 1912. The town shared the destiny with its country being damaged in both World Wars. As Ivangrad, the town experienced prosperity and population growth, being one of the Yugoslav industrial centres. Although the Civil War in Yugoslavia did not reach Montenegro, the city suffered from it as the industry collapsed and the people started to leave it. Nowadays, Berane is one of the poorest settlements in Montenegro so most of the population lives in difficult conditions. Despite that, the town remains an important educational, medical, religious and sporting centre, having produced many successful individuals in those categories.