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Konik
Area
- Total	23 km² (8. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	34. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 000
- Density	1,478. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 26/km² (3,828. 7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 ([[UTC{{{utc_offset}}}]])

Konik (Serbian Cyrillic: Коник) is a suburb located in the Podgorica, in the Republic of Montenegro. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The Cyrillic alphabet (səˈrɪlɪk also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters is actually a family of Alphabets, subsets of which are used by Podgorica ( Montenegrin / Serbian: Подгорица Podgorica ˈpɔdgɔˌriʦa is the Capital and largest city of Montenegro Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Konik is the largest suburb in capital of Montenegro.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Climate
4 Demographics
5 Parts of Konik
6 Traffic
7 Education and Monuments
8 Culture
9 Sport
10 Problems
11 See also

History

The Konik suburb was founded at the middle of the 20th century, at the coast of Ribnica river, and was known as Ribnica. Konik is situated on Ćemovsko Polje, the only deserted field in Montenegro. Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! First inhabitants of Konik were people from Podgorica and places near the town, which searched greater land than those in Podgorica. During the 50's, in Konik lived only 300 people. At the start of the 60's, there was many migrations from other parts of Montenegro to Konik. So, at the 1969, at the Konik lived much percent of Montenegrins, Albanians, Muslims, Romas and a few other minorities. Montenegrins ( Serbian: Црногорци/ Crnogorci) are a South Slavic people closely akin to the Serbs, associated to Montenegro } Albanians (Shqiptarët are an Ethnic group and a Nation, in the sense of sharing a common Albanian culture speaking the Albanian language A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Most of them came from Tuzi, Kuči, but from the other parts of Podgorica and other municipalities of middle Montenegro. The Battle for Independence Tuzi is the site for the first Albanian uprising since the time of Gjergj Kastrioti - Skenderbeg in 1443 Kuči is one of the Serb Highland clans in Montenegro, and is also a name of geographical region in eastern Montenegro which the clan populates At that years, on Konik lived about 7,000 people. During the 70's and 80's, Konik was recognized like the center of Southeast Podgorica. At that era, in suburb was built Health center, Cinema and Culture center, two schools, Roman Catholic Cathedral. At the 1974, in suburb was founded Sport club Ribnica, with football, futsal, boxing, judo, chess and table tennis clubs. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Futsal is an indoor version of Association football. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. Futsal club Ribnica (earlier KMF 'Kostolomci') is double Podgorica's champion, and the judo club Ribnica won one champions title in SFR Yugoslavia. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: But, today, from the former sport club, only exist FK Ribnica. Fudbalski klub Ribnica ( English: Football Club Ribnica Konik) is a football club from Konik, a suburb of Podgorica, Montenegro At the 90's, there was mass migrations from the north of Montenegro to Konik. So, today, the greatest Podgorica's suburb has about 34,000 inhabitants, and with the neighboring suburbs like Stari Aerodrom and Drač, they made a half of Podgorica city population. Stari Aerodrom is a neighbourhood in the city of Podgorica. The neighbourhood is right by an old military airport hence the name "Stari Aerodrom" Today, in Konik lives 19 nations - Montenegrins, Albanians, Serbs, Bosniaks, Muslims, Roma, Hungarians, Slovenians, Russians, Germans, Romanians, Moldovans, Swedish, Egyptians, ethnic Macedonians, Arabs, Turks, Bulgarians and Ukrainians. Montenegrins ( Serbian: Црногорци/ Crnogorci) are a South Slavic people closely akin to the Serbs, associated to Montenegro } Albanians (Shqiptarët are an Ethnic group and a Nation, in the sense of sharing a common Albanian culture speaking the Albanian language Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, The Bosniaks or Bosniacs (Bošnjak pl Bošnjaci bɔ'ʃɲaːt͡si are a South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia" A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. Slovenes or Slovenians ( Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni Moldovans, or Moldavians (original name Moldoveni; Молдовень in the Moldovan Cyrillic script, used nowadays only in Transnistria This article is about the contemporary North African ethnic group The Macedonians (Македонци transliterated Makedonci) also referred to as Macedonian Slavs --> --> are a South Slavic people The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens

Geography

Located in the Ćemovsko polje, Konik is situated at the elevation of 29 meters. Territory of Konik is not clearly bordered, but, suburb is situated at the field between railway at the northwest, Ribnica river from the southeast, Cijevna river from the east, road Podgorica - Tuzi from the southeast and Boulevard between Konik and Stari Aerodrom from the south. Cijevna ( Serbian Cyrillic: Цијевна; Albanian: Cemi) is a river that flows through Albania and Montenegro River Ribnica, which flows is started in Konik is long about 8 kilometers. Suburb is founded at the left coast of that river. Ćemovsko polje is situated in the area which is situated at the 300 kilometers of field. On that field is built Ćemovsko polje airport and the greatest vineyard in the all Balkan and Europe too. All territory of Konik is laying at the underground waters, so at the Ćemovsko polje, there are many water-stations.

Climate

According the Köppen climate classification Konik has a Mediterranean climate. The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems It was developed by Wladimir Köppen, a German climatologist A Mediterranean climate is one that resembles the Climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, which includes over half of the area with this climate type world-wide On average of the maximum temperatures is of 25 Celsius. At the July temperatures in Konik are greater than 45 Celsius, and in December temperatures are not less than 10 Celsius.

Demographics

As of the census of 2005, the population was about 34,000. The population density was 1,478. 26/km².

Ethnicity	Percentage
Montenegrins	42. Montenegrins ( Serbian: Црногорци/ Crnogorci) are a South Slavic people closely akin to the Serbs, associated to Montenegro 3%
Serbs	24%
Albanians	11. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, } Albanians (Shqiptarët are an Ethnic group and a Nation, in the sense of sharing a common Albanian culture speaking the Albanian language 7%
Bosniaks	7. The Bosniaks or Bosniacs (Bošnjak pl Bošnjaci bɔ'ʃɲaːt͡si are a South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia" 6%
Roma	7%
Muslims	4%
Egyptians	1. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion This article is about the contemporary North African ethnic group 6%
Other	1. The Other or constitutive other (also referred to as othering) is a key concept in Continental philosophy, opposed to the Same 8%

Parts of Konik

Today, there are two parts of Konik - Ribnica and Vrela Ribnička.

Ribnica: Origin part is Ribnica and that place is situated at the entrance of suburb. Ribnica is situated at the field from the Roman Catholic Cathedrale to the Stadium. Stadion na Koniku (Stadium on Konik is situated at the southwest part of Konik a southeastern suburb of Podgorica, at the Ćemovsko Polje the ‘only desert in Montenegro’ In this part of Konik lives about 12,000 of people. The majority of Ribnica are Montenegrins, Albanians and Serbs.

Vrela Ribnička: Second part of Konik is Vrela Ribnička place. That part is situated between Stadium and neighborhood place Omerbožovići. In Vrela Ribnička lives about 22,000 inhabitants. In that place is situated much of Romas' and refugees' camps, and in that camps lives about 10,000 of people. The majority of Vrela Ribnička are Montenegrins, Roma and Bosniaks.

Traffic

In the front of Konik is situated international road Podgorica - Shkodër. Podgorica ( Montenegrin / Serbian: Подгорица Podgorica ˈpɔdgɔˌriʦa is the Capital and largest city of Montenegro Shkodër (Shkodër or Shkodra is a city located on Lake Shkodër in northwestern Albania in the District In 2008 on the streets near the Roman Catholic Cathedral will be built a main magistral way which goes to the seacoast. In Konik on the Ćemovsko Polje is situated an amateur's airport. Podgorica's railway station is near Konik, and the main bus station too. Other main roads which go through Konik are: Podgorica - Dinoša - Tuzi, Podgorica - Tuzi - Shkodër and a part of Mateševo - Podgorica - Sozina autoroad, which building is planned for 2008. Podgorica ( Montenegrin / Serbian: Подгорица Podgorica ˈpɔdgɔˌriʦa is the Capital and largest city of Montenegro The Battle for Independence Tuzi is the site for the first Albanian uprising since the time of Gjergj Kastrioti - Skenderbeg in 1443 Podgorica ( Montenegrin / Serbian: Подгорица Podgorica ˈpɔdgɔˌriʦa is the Capital and largest city of Montenegro The Battle for Independence Tuzi is the site for the first Albanian uprising since the time of Gjergj Kastrioti - Skenderbeg in 1443 Shkodër (Shkodër or Shkodra is a city located on Lake Shkodër in northwestern Albania in the District Mateševo ( Montenegrin / Serbian Cyrillic: Матешево) is a village in northern Montenegro, within Kolašin municipality Podgorica ( Montenegrin / Serbian: Подгорица Podgorica ˈpɔdgɔˌriʦa is the Capital and largest city of Montenegro

Education and Monuments

Today, at Konik exists two elementary schools with more than 2,000 pupils. First, which is situated at the Ribnica part is named 'Marko Miljanov', and the second, situated at the Vrela Ribnicka called 'Božidar Vuković - Podgoričanin'. Marko Miljanov Popović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Миљанов Поповић (born 25 April 1833 in Medun near Podgorica – At the 2007, school 'Marko Miljanov' have great results at the republic competitions. Pupils from that school won at the Montenegrin schools' football, women's handball competitions and anti-drugs quizzes. Students from another school won at the national volleyball and biological competitions. The greatest monument of Konik is Roman Catolic Cathedral at the 'Gate of Konik' (entrance). Cathedral is built at 1967 and the tower of that Cathedral, with 47 meters, is the highest object in Podgorica. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Podgorica ( Montenegrin / Serbian: Подгорица Podgorica ˈpɔdgɔˌriʦa is the Capital and largest city of Montenegro Except two halls for the masses and great rooms in the main part, there is a Cathedral sport hall too, which is home of many sport competitions for youth Montenegrins. Roman Catholic Cathedral also made progress with education. Church made a lot of courses for the students from Konik, like computers, languages, health and sports. Other monuments are Partisans' monument in the front of the 'Marko Miljanov' school, Monument to the shouted fascism victims at the end of Vrela Ribnička and few smallest monuments.

Culture

In 70's, at the Konik was built first Culture center. At that object, where is situated local administration and police too, until the 90's existed cinema. After that, the big hall of Culture center, with capacity of 700 seats, was used to political conventions and theater shows. Roman Catholic Church today is organizing few theater shows and concerts yearly.

Sport

Most popular Sport collective from Konik is Fudbalski klub Ribnica. Fudbalski klub Ribnica ( English: Football Club Ribnica Konik) is a football club from Konik, a suburb of Podgorica, Montenegro The greatest football club from Konik was founded in 1974 and today, Ribnica is competing in the Montenegrin Third League. At the past times, Ribnica were playing in the Third League of SFR Yugoslavia. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The main sports' place in suburb is Stadium. Stadion na Koniku (Stadium on Konik is situated at the southwest part of Konik a southeastern suburb of Podgorica, at the Ćemovsko Polje the ‘only desert in Montenegro’ After that object, most popular are hall of Elementary school Božidar Vuković - Podgoričanin, home of Women Volleyball Club Budućnost and hall of the school Marko Miljanov. Budućnost Podgorica is a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro. Marko Miljanov Popović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Миљанов Поповић (born 25 April 1833 in Medun near Podgorica – At the sports hall of Roman Catholic Cathedral today are playing matches of Montenegrin youth basketball leagues. Very popular sports are football and basketball, and at the every part of suburb exist few open-grounds. Except Football club, Sport club Ribnica have their own Futsal club Ribnica, Judo club, Boxing club, Chess club. . . At the other part of Konik boulevard, at the Stari Aerodrom exists FK Grafičar. Stari Aerodrom is a neighbourhood in the city of Podgorica. The neighbourhood is right by an old military airport hence the name "Stari Aerodrom" FK Grafičar is a Montenegrin football club from Podgorica. They currently compete in Montenegrin Third League - Central Region Matches between FK Ribnica and FK Grafičar today are known like very popular 'Konik derby'.

Problems

The main problem for the population of Konik is unemployment. But, there are a few other problems too, except the underdevelopment and poor life, many families of the Konik suburb have troubles with alcohol and drugs. Many young people from Konik consume drugs, but there is a big percent of youth who enter the criminal life. Many of them today are in the jail.

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