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Danilovgrad
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Danilovgrad (SerbianCyrillic: Даниловград) is a town in central Montenegro. It has a population of 5,208 (2003 census).
Danilovgrad is located in the fertile valley of the Zeta River, sometimes called also the Bjelopavlići plain, after the name of the local clan. It is a centre of the municipality of the same name, which has a population of 16,523.
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Danilovgrad was founded with the purpose of being the capital of Montenegro. Foundations for this planned city were first laid by King Nikola I in 1870. However, after the liberation of Nikšić and Podgorica its significance diminished. It got its name after Nicholas' predecessor Prince Danilo.
Danilovgrad is the center of the Danilovgrad municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 16,523. The town itself has 5,208 citizens.
Population of Danilovgrad:
Ethnic groups (1991 census):
- Montenegrins (89.88%)
- Serbs (5.90%)
Ethnic groups (2003 census):
- Montenegrins (67.84%)
- Serbs (25.51%)
Main tourist attraction within Danilovgrad municipality is Ostrog Monastery, famous orthodox pilgrimage site visited by believers from afar. It is located on an almost vertical cliff overseeing Bjelopavlići plain, approximately 15 km from Danilovgrad in the direction of Nikšić.
Other notable points of interest are Ždrebaonik Monastery and well of Glava Zete.
Danilovgrad is situated approximately halfway between two largest Montenegrin cities, Podgorica and Nikšić, on the main road that connects these two.
Podgorica Airport is 30 km away, and has regular flights to Belgrade, Budapest, Bari, Skopje, Zurich, Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Paris, Rome and Vienna.
| Municipalities of Montenegro |  |
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| Andrijevica | Bar | Berane | Bijelo Polje | Budva | Cetinje | Danilovgrad | Herceg-Novi | Kolašin | Kotor | Mojkovac | Nikšić | Plav | Pljevlja | Plužine | Podgorica | Rožaje | Šavnik | Tivat | Ulcinj | Žabljak | |