title: Kovačevići (Grahovo)
text: # Kovačevići (Grahovo)
  
  Kovačeviči (Serbian Cyrillic: Ковачевићи) are a brotherhood in Grahovo, Nikšić, from the Grahovo Tribe. The Kovačevići hail from several villages in Grahovo. They are by far the largest brotherhood of Grahovo.
  
  ## Origin
  
  The Kovačevići are the largest brotherhood in Grahovo. The Progenitor of the Kovačevići brotherhood is Jovan Kovačević, they came from Jajce, Bosnia in the 1500-1600s and settled in Zaslap, and the Grahovo field. In 1709, a group of the brotherhood moved to Nevesinje.
  
  ## History
  
  Some of the brotherhood moved to Nevesinje, Gacka, Stolac, Mostar, Zhupanje, and Lijevna. In Grahovo there were 9 brothers which settled, they built the Saint George Archangel Church. Today there are several hundreds of houses in Montenegro with origins from this brotherhood.
  
  ## Notable People
  
  * Nikola Kovačević
  * Sava Kovačević
  * Drago Obrenov Kovačević
  * Miloš Kovačević
  * Vasilije Kovačević Čile
  * Veljko Kovačević
  * Vojo Kovačević
  * Mirko Kovačević
  * Mitar Kovačević
  