Tutin

in Tutin

Tutin is a town settlement in Serbia in the municipality of Tutin in the Raško District. Until 1831, Tutin had the name Donja Dmitrova (Lower Mitrova). The name Tutin, according to legend, remained after the large army of the rebel Husein, captain Gradaščević, camped against the Turks, which rumbled for days on the vast fields of the Tutina basin. From their rumbling (tutanj), the place was named Tutin. At that time, the town of Tutin had 7 houses, 6 of which belonged to the Bosniak Hamzagić family, and one to the Serbian family. Until 1912, Tutin was a small settlement with 20 houses. In the twenties (around 1920), the settlement developed significantly, there were: public buildings, health stations, schools and shops. About 11,000 inhabitants live in the settlement of Tutin, while according to the latest census from 2022, the municipality of Tutin has about 33,474 inhabitants.