The chronicler Andrija Zmajević claimed that the 16th-century Pope Sixtus V descended from a family originating in the area of Bijela. He also stated that the future Pope's father, Piergentile di Giacomo, was born in the village Bjelske Kruševice near Bijela and moved to Italy to escape the Ottoman conquest.[citation needed]
Bijela was the home of the Jadransko brodogradilište Bijela, (Montenegrin: Јадранско бродоградилиште Бијела) ("Bijela Adriatic Shipyard"), the largest maintenance and repair shipyard dock in Montenegro. The remains of the bankrupt enterprise were sold off in 2020.[2]
In December 2001 the turbo-electric car ferry Alexander the Great was towed to the shipyard in December 2001 to be converted into a cruise ship,[3] but the project came to a halt and it was not until January 2005 that the ship was towed away.[3][4]
Sportsedit
The local football club is FK Bijela, who played in Montenegro's third tier but currently only play in youth football. The club played their home games at Stadion Bijela.[citation needed]There is also a basketball Team Kk Bijela wich competes is youth categoeries.
Referencesedit
^"Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
bijela, herceg, novi, other, uses, bijela, bijela, serbian, cyrillic, Бијела, pronounced, bîjɛlaː, coastal, town, municipality, herceg, novi, montenegro, also, located, north, herceg, novi, verige, strait, kotor, bijela, Бијелаtownbijelacoordinates, 45333, 655. For other uses see Bijela Bijela Serbian Cyrillic Biјela pronounced bijɛlaː is a coastal town in the municipality of Herceg Novi Montenegro It is also located north of Herceg Novi by the Verige strait in the Bay of Kotor Bijela BiјelaTownBijelaCoordinates 42 27 12 N 18 39 20 E 42 45333 N 18 65556 E 42 45333 18 65556Country MontenegroMunicipalityHerceg NoviPopulation 2011 Total3 691Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Area code 382 31Vehicle registrationHN The chronicler Andrija Zmajevic claimed that the 16th century Pope Sixtus V descended from a family originating in the area of Bijela He also stated that the future Pope s father Piergentile di Giacomo was born in the village Bjelske Krusevice near Bijela and moved to Italy to escape the Ottoman conquest citation needed Contents 1 Demographics 2 Bijela Adriatic Shipyard 3 Sports 4 References 5 External linksDemographics editThe 2003 census recorded a population of 3 748 According to the 2011 census its population was 3 691 1 Ethnicity in 2011 Ethnicity Number Percentage Serbs 1 645 44 6 Montenegrins 1 441 39 0 Croats 54 1 5 Roma 20 0 5 Macedonians 10 0 3 Russians 9 0 2 Bosniaks 8 0 2 Slovenians 8 0 2 other undeclared 496 13 4 Total 3 691 100 Bijela Adriatic Shipyard editBijela was the home of the Jadransko brodogradiliste Bijela Montenegrin Јadransko brodogradilishte Biјela Bijela Adriatic Shipyard the largest maintenance and repair shipyard dock in Montenegro The remains of the bankrupt enterprise were sold off in 2020 2 In December 2001 the turbo electric car ferry Alexander the Great was towed to the shipyard in December 2001 to be converted into a cruise ship 3 but the project came to a halt and it was not until January 2005 that the ship was towed away 3 4 Sports editThe local football club is FK Bijela who played in Montenegro s third tier but currently only play in youth football The club played their home games at Stadion Bijela citation needed There is also a basketball Team Kk Bijela wich competes is youth categoeries References edit Tabela N1 Stanovnistvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etnickoj pripadnosti po naseljima Popis stanovnistva domacinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011 godine in Montenegrin Statistical Office of Montenegro Retrieved 27 January 2012 1 2020 02 17 a b Union Steam Ship Company s T E V Rangatira Blue Star on the Web 3 February 2012 Archived from the original on 8 January 2016 Retrieved 29 May 2013 Steamer Express New Zealand Coastal Shipping 2003 2009 Retrieved 29 May 2013 External links editAdriatic Shipyard Bijela Hotel Delfin Bijela Official web site of Herceg Novi municipality nbsp This Montenegro location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bijela Herceg Novi amp oldid 1215009444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
