Radanovići, Kotor
town in Kotor Municipality, Montenegro
Radanovići (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Радановићи) is a small town in the municipality of Kotor, Montenegro. The town is the largest settlement of the historical rural region of Grbalj in the coastal region of Montenegro. The town of Radanovići is located near the main road between Budva and the Bay of Kotor region.
Demographics
The settlement has a population of 752 inhabitants, according 2011 census, and is mainly populated by Serbs (63.69%), with a significant population of Montenegrins (21.14%)
Transport
The town of Radanovići is situated approximately halfway between two main Montenegrin tourist destinations, Budva and Kotor, on the main road that connects these two. Tivat Airport is 7.5 km (4.6 mi) away, and there are regular flights to Belgrade throughout the year, and dozens of charter planes land daily at the airport during the summer season.
Sports
Local football team OFK Grbalj play at Stadion Donja Sutvara and currently compete in the Montenegrin First League.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3121231. Authority coordinates are 42.355, 18.756. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011.
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