Morača (tribe)

For the monastery, see Morača (monastery).

For the river, see Morača.

This is the map of Gornja Morača(Upper Morača) and Donja Morača(Lower Morača).

Moračani (Serbian Cyrillic: Морачани) is one of the Highland tribes (Brđani, "Highlanders", from Brda) and a historical region, Morača (Морача), in central Montenegro. According to folklore, their founder was Bogić Moračanin (16th century), hence they also call themselves Bogićevci.

Geography

To the east is the tribe of Vasojevići, to the south the Piperi and Bratonožići, to the west the Rovčani, to the northwest the Uskoci and north the Šaranci.

Notable people

• Gavrilo Dožić
• Mihailo Dožić
• Sekula Drljević
• Amfilohije Radović
• Andrija Mandić
• Miodrag Perović
• Andrija Milošević
• Vojin Ćetković
• Danijel Furtula
• Igor Rakočević

Sources

• Рајко Раосављевић. Морача, Ровца, Колашин.