Tutin, Serbia

The settlement of Gluhavica in the territory of Tutin is likely the oldest village attested by name in the municipality. It was an iron mining center of Stefan Milutin, King of Serbia in the early 14th century.{{harvnb|Velović Popović|2021|p=173.}} After the battle of Kosovo (1389), the Gluhavica mine was the first to be placed under direct Ottoman control in the area. A kadi of Gluhavica is attested as early as 1396.

There is no information about the foundation of the town of Tutin and its etymology is unknown. The village is mentioned for the first time in an 1868 travelogue by British writer M. Mackenzie.{{cite journal|last=Velović Popović|first=Bojana M.|title=Морфолошке одлике глаголских облика говора Тутина, Новог Пазара и Сјенице|trans-title=Morphological features of verb forms in speech from Tutin, Novi Pazar and Sjenica|url=https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/bitstream/handle/123456789/12761/veljovic.tutin.2021.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|journal=Српски дијалектолошки зборник|issue=68|year=2021|page=168|doi=}} In 1700, after the Great Serb Migration, the Albanian Kelmendi and Kuçi and other Albanian tribes like the Shkreli of Rugova established themselves in the region of Rožaje and the neighboring town of Tutin in Serbia. The Shala, Krasniqi, and Gashi also moved into the region.{{cite book | title=Tutin i okolina | publisher=Serbian Academy of Science and Arts | author=Mušović, Ejup | year=1985 | page=27 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lp0MAAAAIAAJ&q=%D1%88%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5%D1%99%D0%B8}}{{cite book|title=The Tribes of Albania,: History, Culture and Society|date=24 April 2015|publisher=Robert Elsie|pages=104|isbn=9780857739322|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i2IpDAAAQBAJ&dq=shala+tribe&pg=PA124}}{{cite book |last1=Kaser |first1=Karl |title=Hirten, Kämpfer, Stammeshelden: Ursprünge und Gegenwart des balkanischen Patriarchats |date=1992 |publisher=Böhlau Verlag Wien |isbn=3205055454 |page=163 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TXEocmR9X-gC&pg=PA150|ref=Kaser}} Starting in the 18th century many people originating from the Hoti tribe have migrated to and live in Sandžak, mainly in the Tutin area, but also in Sjenica.{{cite web |last1=Biber |first1=Ahmet |title=HISTORIJAT RODOVA NA PODRUČJU BJELIMIĆA |url=https://mail.medzlis-konjic.com/index.php/knjige-i-tekstovi/odabrani-tekstovi/tekstovi-vezani-za-konjic/1622-historijat-rodova-na-podrucju-bjelimica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221233539/https://mail.medzlis-konjic.com/index.php/knjige-i-tekstovi/odabrani-tekstovi/tekstovi-vezani-za-konjic/1622-historijat-rodova-na-podrucju-bjelimica |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |publisher=Fondacija "Lijepa riječ" |ref=Biber}} Catholic Albanian groups which settled in Tutin in the early 18th century were converted to Islam in that period. Their descendants make up the large majority of the population of Tutin and the Pešter plateau.{{sfn|Velović Popović|2021|pp=197-199}}

The name of Tutin first appeared in 1868 in the work of English travelers. According to that work, Tutin had only 7 houses of which 6 belonged to the Hamzagić family and one was Serb. Until 1912, Tutin was a small settlement with 20 houses. In the 20th century, the settlement was greatly developed: public buildings, a health station, a school and shops were built. During World War II, Tutin belonged to the Italian protectorate of Albania from 1941 to 1943 and to the Albanian Kingdom from 1943 to 1944, which was a client state of Nazi Germany.

Tutin was the first municipality in Serbia to have renewable wind power. It was opened in 2011 with an installed capacity of 600 KW.{{cite news |title=Prva srpska vetrenjača u Tutinu |url=https://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=11&nav_id=505479 |access-date=19 February 2020 |work=b92.net |agency=Tanjug |date=11 April 2011 |language=sr}}

Tutin has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).

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According to the 2022 census results, the municipality of Tutin has 33,053 inhabitants.{{cite web | title=2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings | url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G20234001.pdf | access-date=2023-12-07}} Population that lives in urban areas comprises 32.4% of the municipality's total population. Depopulation is typical for villages because of the migrations to urban and other areas. Population density on the territory of the municipality is 41.99 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Most of Tutin's population are Bosniaks (92.01%), followed by Muslims and Serbs. Ethnic composition of the municipality:{{cite web | title=2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings | url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G20234001.pdf | access-date=2023-12-07}}

Note: Most of those who in 1991 census declared themselves as ethnic Muslims, in the next census in 2002 declared themselves as Bosniaks, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as ethnic Muslims.

As of 2023, Tutin was one of the municipalities in Serbia with the highest unemployment rate (around 50%).{{cite news |last1=Novosel |first1=S. |title=U Novom Pazaru približan broj zaposlenih i nezaposlenih |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/ekonomija/u-novom-pazaru-priblizan-broj-zaposlenih-i-nezaposlenih/ |access-date=21 September 2024 |work=danas.rs |date=7 May 2024 |language=Serbian}} Some of the main reasons for this was unstable political situation during the 1990s and 2000s, and underdeveloped infrastructure (with no international airports, motorways and railways nearby).

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):{{cite web|title=MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2023.|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G202313050.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|access-date=21 September 2024}}

• Mensur Suljović (born 1972), Austrian darts player
• Saffet Sancaklı (born 1966), Turkish footballer, politician
• Samir Nurković (born 1992), Serbian footballer

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia}}

Tutin is twinned with:

• {{flagicon|BIH}} Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina{{cite web|url=http://www.mostar.ba/gradovi-prijatelji.html|title=Mostar Gradovi prijatelji|access-date=2013-12-19|work=Grad Mostar [Mostar Official City Website]|language = mk|trans-title=Mostar Twin Towns|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030103002/http://www.mostar.ba/gradovi-prijatelji.html|archive-date = 2013-10-30}}
• {{flagicon|TUR}} Gaziosmanpaşa, Turkey{{cite web|url=https://www.gaziosmanpasa.bel.tr/det/128/kardes-belediyeler|title=Kardeş Belediyeler|access-date=2017-12-19|work=Gaziosmanpaşa [Gaziosmanpaşa Official Website]|language = tr|trans-title=Gaziosmanpaşa Twin Towns|archive-url=http://www.gaziosmanpasa.bel.tr/det/128/kardes-belediyeler|archive-date = 2017-10-30}}
• {{flagicon|TUR}} Iznik, Turkey{{cite web|url=http://www.iznik.bel.tr/sayfa/kardes-sehirler.html|title=Kardeş Belediyeler|access-date=2017-12-19|work=Iznik [Iznik Official Website]|language = tr|trans-title=Iznik Twin Towns}}

• Bosniaks
• Bosniaks of Serbia
• Raška
• Sandžak
• List of places in Serbia

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