Dinoša
Village in Tuzi, Montenegro
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Dinoša (Cyrillic: Диноша; Albanian: Dinosha) is a village in the municipality of Tuzi, Montenegro. It is one of several settlements part of the historical tribal region known as Gruda, inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians. Baca Kurti (c. 1807–1881) was an Albanian leader who participated in the Battle of Novšiće against the Principality of Montenegro. He is buried in Dinosha, Saint Michel's graveyard. Above the village are the remains of a fortress, locally known as Qyteza/Đuteza.
Dinoša
Dinosha | |
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Village | |
| Dinoša Диноша | |
 Aerial view of Dinoša village | |
  Dinoša Location within Montenegro | |
| Country |  Montenegro |
| Municipality |  Tuzi |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 500 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, its population was 500.[1] The Albanians of this village speak in the Gheg dialect of the Albanian language. The majority of the village are Muslims, with a small Catholic minority.
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Albanians | 475 | 95.0% |
| Montenegrins | 11 | 2.2% |
| Bosniaks | 9 | 1.8% |
| other/undeclared | 5 | 1.0% |
| Total | 500 | 100% |
Demographic history
| Year | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2003 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 272 | 377 | 457 | 575 | 669 | 570 | 520 | 500 |
In 1941, there were 308 Muslims and 69 Roman Catholics in the village.