Godinje

Godinje (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Годиње) is a village in Montenegro, in the municipality of Bar. It is located on a hill overlooking Lake Skadar, and belongs to the Crmnička nahija. The village is the ancestral home of the Lekovići and Nikač brotherhoods. In 1977, a resident of Godinje would still say, more than half-seriously, "In Godinje, everyone's surname is Leković",[1] a reminder of a time when family clans lived in mountainous isolation in Montenegro.

Godinje, Montenegro - old village
Godinje, Montenegro - old village
Temporary "palaces" of Balša III Balšić in Godinje and Berislavić, during the war with Venice

Ancestral homes
  • Central: Lekovići (45 houses)
  • East: Perazići (19 houses)
  • West: Velovići (4 houses)
  • West: Nikači (17 houses).

References
  1. Montenegro: Yugoslavia's "Black Mountain", by Bryan Hodgson, pg. 663—683, National Geographic, Vol. 152, No. 5, November 1977.


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