Budimlja

Budimlja lies in the upper Lim valley near Berane, amid the mountains of the Balkan interior. The Đurđevi Stupovi monastery stands at Budimlja and became the seat of the Orthodox bishopric of Budimlja in 1219. Its church and monastic community gave the district an enduring religious centre.

An Ottoman register of 1582 mentions Vlachs among the inhabitants of the area. The monastery continued to be an important institution during Ottoman rule, although it suffered repeated burning and destruction. Its history connects the small settlements of the Lim valley with a wider ecclesiastical network.