Sutorina
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The village of Sutorina (sûtɔrina) and surrounding territory, including a short stretch of the Adriatic coast was named after the little vale of the river Sutorina west of Herceg Novi
. Since the breakup of Yugoslavia
, the territory is part of Montenegro
.
republic of Montenegro
. On all maps until May 1947, Sutorina is part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sutorina, together with 6 Herzegovian villages (Igalo
, Sutorina
, Sušćepan, Prijevor
, Ratiševina and Kruševice, an area of 75 km²) subsequently was transferred from Bosnia and Herzegovina and connected to Montenegro
, in a disputed manner allegedly by Avdo Humo
and Đuro Pucar Stari representing Bosnia and Herzegovina and Blažo Jovanović
representing Montenegro who made a deal with the permission of Josip Broz Tito
and Vladimir Bakarić
. Milovan Đilas as the president of "Commission for borders" advocating that Sutorina should belong to Montenegro. It is assumed that he had Tito's support. Due to the inaccessibility of the terrain and the likely isolation of Sutorina from BiH, representatives of BiH have yielded to the pressure and surrendered Sutorina to Montenegro. One should have in mind that at that time tourism was not nearly what it is today.
Sutorina is near the town of Trebinje
in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the borders defined at the 2nd AVNOJ
meeting in 1943, Sutorina was included within Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
Now some politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina want back its second and only possible exit to the open sea. Bosnia and Herzegovina currently only has access to the open sea across Croatia
n waters from Neum
bay.
Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants...
. Since the breakup of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, the territory is part of Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
.
Dispute
The only possible former Bosnian exit to open sea in length of 9 kilometers on the west side of the entrance to the Boka Kotorska, from Cape Kobila to Igalo, gained in 1947 by the former YugoslavSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
republic of Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
. On all maps until May 1947, Sutorina is part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sutorina, together with 6 Herzegovian villages (Igalo
Igalo
Igalo is a town next to Herceg-Novi which is accessible via the E65/E80 North headed to Dubrovnik, Croatia. According to the 2003 Census, it has a population of 3,754...
, Sutorina
Sutorina
The village of Sutorina and surrounding territory, including a short stretch of the Adriatic coast was named after the little vale of the river Sutorina west of Herceg Novi...
, Sušćepan, Prijevor
Prijevor
Prijevor my refer to:* Prijevor, Mljet, group of villages in Mljet* Prijevor, Dubrovnik, village in Dubrovnik* Prijevor, Čačak, village in Čačak* Prijevor, Herceg Novi, village in Herceg Novi...
, Ratiševina and Kruševice, an area of 75 km²) subsequently was transferred from Bosnia and Herzegovina and connected to Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, in a disputed manner allegedly by Avdo Humo
Avdo Humo
Avdo Humo was a Yugoslav and Bosnian communist politician, writer and a Order of the People's Hero recipient....
and Đuro Pucar Stari representing Bosnia and Herzegovina and Blažo Jovanović
Blažo Jovanovic
Blažo Jovanović was the first President of the People's Assembly of Montenegro. He was also the speaker of the Parliament of the People's Republic of Montenegro from 1954 to 1963....
representing Montenegro who made a deal with the permission of Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
and Vladimir Bakarić
Vladimir Bakaric
Dr. Vladimir Bakarić was a Croatian communist and a politician in Socialist Yugoslavia.Bakarić helped organize Partisan resistance in Croatia during World War II. From 1948 to 1969 he was the chairman of the Croatian League of Communists, and as such was a close collaborator of President Josip...
. Milovan Đilas as the president of "Commission for borders" advocating that Sutorina should belong to Montenegro. It is assumed that he had Tito's support. Due to the inaccessibility of the terrain and the likely isolation of Sutorina from BiH, representatives of BiH have yielded to the pressure and surrendered Sutorina to Montenegro. One should have in mind that at that time tourism was not nearly what it is today.
Sutorina is near the town of Trebinje
Trebinje
Trebinje is the southernmost municipality and town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is administratively part of the Republika Srpska entity and is located in southeastern Herzegovina, some from the Adriatic Sea....
in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the borders defined at the 2nd AVNOJ
AVNOJ
The Anti-Fascist Council of the People's Liberation of Yugoslavia, known more commonly by its Yugoslav abbreviation AVNOJ, was the political umbrella organization for the national liberation councils of the Yugoslav resistance against the World War II Axis occupation, eventually becoming the...
meeting in 1943, Sutorina was included within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
Now some politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina want back its second and only possible exit to the open sea. Bosnia and Herzegovina currently only has access to the open sea across Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n waters from Neum
Neum
Neum is the only coastal town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It comprises of coastline, the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea. As of 2009, municipal population was of 4,605 and the one of Neum main town was of 4,268 .-Features:Neum has steep hills, sandy beaches, and several large tourist...
bay.
External links
- Sutorina river course trough the Sutorina village settlement at PanoramioPanoramioPanoramio is a geolocation-oriented photo sharing website. Accepted photos uploaded to the site can be accessed as a layer in Google Earth and Google Maps, with new photos being added at the end of every month. The site's goal is to allow Google Earth users to learn more about a given area by...
- Sutorina river sea mouth at PanoramioPanoramioPanoramio is a geolocation-oriented photo sharing website. Accepted photos uploaded to the site can be accessed as a layer in Google Earth and Google Maps, with new photos being added at the end of every month. The site's goal is to allow Google Earth users to learn more about a given area by...
- View to the Adriatic Sea near the Sutorina river mouth at PanoramioPanoramioPanoramio is a geolocation-oriented photo sharing website. Accepted photos uploaded to the site can be accessed as a layer in Google Earth and Google Maps, with new photos being added at the end of every month. The site's goal is to allow Google Earth users to learn more about a given area by...
- Sutorina river - Duck & Little Ducklings at PanoramioPanoramioPanoramio is a geolocation-oriented photo sharing website. Accepted photos uploaded to the site can be accessed as a layer in Google Earth and Google Maps, with new photos being added at the end of every month. The site's goal is to allow Google Earth users to learn more about a given area by...
- Čija je Sutorina?
- Sutorina bosanska od AVNOJ-a (Montenegrin)
- Komšić traži povratak Sutorine! (Bosnian)
- Vladika traži Sutorinu (Serbian)
- SNS: Ako se preda Prevlaka treba vratiti i Sutorinu (Serbian)
- Božidar Vučurević: Sutorina pripada Republici Srpskoj (Serbian)
- Map of Sutorina territory before the May 1947 and after that time
- Map of Sutorina territory in 1832
- Satellite Image of Sutorina
- Sutorina Topographic map
- Sutorina (Serbian)
- Sutorina.jpg (Serbian)
See also
- FK Boka Metal SutorinaFK Boka Metal SutorinaFK Boka Metal Sutorina are a football club from Sutorina, Montenegro. They don't play in any competition since 2008, due to financial problems and all the players left the club...
- Railway Čapljina - Zelenika
- PrevlakaPrevlakaPrevlaka is a small peninsula in southern Croatia, at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor in the eastern Adriatic. The word prevlaka means portage. The cape Oštro, located at the tip of the peninsula, is the southernmost point of mainland in Croatia....
- Gulf of Piran sea border dispute