The village is named after Saint George, the highly venerated Christiansaint. Both the Serbian and Albanian names of the village are essentially transliterations of Saint George. Local Albanians often refer to the village as "Shnergj".
History
Sveti Đorđe was first mentioned historically in the 1582 census of the Sanjak of Scutari. The census referred to the village as a part of the Zabojana nahiyah.
Demographics
According to Montenegro's 2011 census, Sveti Đorđe had a population of 69 of which 28 were men (40.5%) and 41 were women (59.4%).
Ethnic Demographics
According to Montenegro's 2011 census, all 69 residents of Sveti Đorđe were ethnically Albanian and considered Albanian to be their mother tongue. All 69 residents were Catholic.
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