Vusanje

Vusanje Вусање Vuthaj
Town
Vusanje Location of Vusanje in Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°31′46″N 19°50′25″E / 42.52944°N 19.84028°E / 42.52944; 19.84028Coordinates: 42°31′46″N 19°50′25″E / 42.52944°N 19.84028°E / 42.52944; 19.84028
Country	Montenegro
Municipality	Plav
Population (2003)
• Total	866
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code	+382 51
Car plates	PL

Vusanje (Albanian: Vuthaj) is a small town in Montenegro, located southwest of the town of Plav. According to the 2003 census, the town has a population of 866.

Geography

Vusanje is located within the Plav municipality, below the town of Gusinje.

There is a notable waterfall in the area.

History

The village was formerly two separate settlements, Gornje Vusanje and Donje Vusanje (Горње и Доње Вусање). It has also been called Vusenje and Vušanje.

Culture

There are two mosques in the village (1990).^[1]

Anthropology

The majority of families hail from Vukël, in Kelmend, a nearby village across the border in Albania.

The families of Đomboljaj (alb. Gjonbalaj/Gjombalaj), Uljaj (alb. Ulaj), Ahmetaj and Vučetaj (alb. Vuçetaj) had previously the surnames of Đombolić, Uljević, Ahmetović and Vučetović.^[2]

Demographics

Population of Vusanje:^{[citation needed]}

• 1948 - 781
• 1953 - 859
• 1961 - 935
• 1971 - 1,103
• 1981 - 1,399
• 1991 - 1,103
• 2003 - 866

Ethnicity in 2003^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Isa Qosja, an Albanian film director
• Rexhep Qosja (born 1936), writer and literary critic.
• Sadri Gjonbalaj

References

1. ↑ Madžida Bećirbegović, p. 192 http://books.google.com/books?id=mLZWAAAAMAAJ, "U okolini Gusinja, u selu Vusanje postoje dvije džamije sa drvenom munarom"  Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. ↑ Vojska, Volume 8, Issues 405-414 (in Serbian). Vojnoizdavački i novinski centar. 1999. p. 48. "Џомбољај, Уљај, Ахметај, Вучетај... Али оне су пре десетак и више година има- ли презимена Џомболић, Уље- вић, Ахметовић, Вучетовић"