Bajovo Polje (Serbian Cyrillic: Бајово Поље) is a village in the Plužine municipality in Montenegro. It is located in the historical tribe of Piva.
Bajovo Polje
Бајово Поље | |
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Village | |
Bajovo Polje Location within Montenegro | |
Coordinates: 43°00′28″N 18°52′25″E / 43.0078°N 18.8736°E | |
Country | Montenegro |
Municipality | Plužine |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 46 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village of Bajovo Polje ("Bajo's field") was named after 17th-century hajduk Bajo Pivljanin, it is said, after he killed his first Turk at the field.[1] The village is located in the Površ region of Pivska Župa,[2] at a small field above the start of the road to Brezna.[1] The field is wavy with many valleys and sinkholes, on which the houses are scattered without any order.[1] Fields and meadows are in and around the village.[1] The winter pastures (katuni) are below the Golija, and stables in the village between the houses.[1] The village was founded in 1862, during the temporary liberation of Piva.[1] The village has two families: