Religion
Bar is not only a multiethnic town. It is also a home for three major religions of the world, and they have been living in peace for centuries without any incidents. Orthodox Christianity has a majority in Bar. It has a history dating back to the 11th century, and Bar is the place of birth of Saint Jovan Vladimir who is a very famous and important saint in Montenegro. Also, there are a lot of churches and monasteris in the municipality and the most famous are those on Skadar Lake,which is sometimes called the Holly Land of Montenegro. Roman Catholicism had an important rule in the history of Bar. Bar is the home of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar, which is the archdioese of most of Montenegro and Serbia. It dates back from 1089. With Ottoman Turks, came Islam. There are a lot of mosques in the municipality but most of them are close to the Old Bar, and in the eastern part of the municipality of Bar. Now, in Bar, an Orthodox temple, a Catholic cathedral and an Islamic center are being built in the same time. Religious determination of Bar according to the 2011 census.
| Religion | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Orthodox | 24,452 | 58,15% |
| Islam/Muslims | 12,671 | 30,14% |
| Roman Catholicism | 3,043 | 7,24% |
| Agnostic | 34 | 0,08% |
| Atheist | 415 | 0,99% |
| Other | 162 | 0,39% |
| Did not declare | 1,129 | 2,69% |
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