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Kotor
1 Geography
Bosanski
2 Climate
Catal
3 History
3.1 Roman era
etina
Dansk
Deutsch
Eesti
Coordinates:
Country
Municipality
422548N 184612E
Montenegro
Kotor Municipality
4 Main sights
5 Culture
Euskara
6 Demographics
7 Transport
Franais
9 References
Bahasa Indonesia
Geography
Italiano
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Latina
Ltzebuergesch
Lietuvi
Magyar
Nederlands
Nedersaksies
Norsk bokml
Polski
Portugus
Romn
Scots
Shqip
Simple English
Slovenina
Climate
Settlements
Mayor
56
(dr Aleksandar Saa
Stjepevi)
Gulf of Kotor .
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335km 2 (129sqmi)
10 External links
Hrvatski
5th century BC
Area
Municipality
8 Twin towns
Galego
Founded
Time zone
Summer (DST)
CET (UTC+1 )
CEST ( UTC+2 )
Postal code
Area code
85330
+382 32
ME-10
KO
Website
Official
(Cfa).
Jan
Feb
Mar
(48)
10
(50)
13
(55)
16
(61)
21
(70)
24
(75)
(36)
(36)
(39)
(45)
10
(50)
14
(57)
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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Year
28
(82)
28
(82)
24
(75)
19
(66)
14
(57)
10
(50)
18
(64.3)
17
(63)
16
(61)
14
(57)
10
(50)
(43)
(36)
8.7
(47.8)
151
135
121
115
86
66
42
59
104
151
194
174
1,398
(5.94)
(5.31)
(4.76)
(4.53)
(3.39)
(2.6)
(1.65)
(2.32)
(4.09)
(5.94)
(7.64)
(6.85)
(55.02)
Avg.
precipitation
days
13
13
13
13
11
10
11
14
13
133
Source: weather2travel.com[1]
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Kotor. The city was plundered by the Saracens in 840. Kotor was one of the more influential
Dalmatian city-states of romanized Illyrians throughout the Middle Ages, and until the 11th century the
Dalmatian language
following year it was ceded to Serbia by the Bulgarian Tsar Samuil . However, the local population
resisted the pact and, taking advantage of its alliance with the Republic of Ragusa , only submitted in
1184, while maintaining its republican institutions and its right to conclude treaties and engage in war. It
was already an episcopal see, and, in the 13th century, Dominican and Franciscan monasteries were
established to check the spread of Bogomilism .
During the Nemanji dynasty-era, the city was autonomous. With the fall of the Serbian Empire , the city
came under the Serbian Despotate. The city acknowledged the suzerainty of the
Republic of Venice in
1420. In the 14th century, commerce in Kotor (as the city was called until 1918) competed with that of
the nearby Republic of Ragusa
Habsburg
Maritime Gate in
the city walls.
Habsburg Monarchy
Until 1918, the town was head of the district of the same name, one of the 13
Bezirkshauptmannschaften in the Dalmatia province.
[5]
Austrian Fifth Fleet, consisting of pre-dreadnought battleships and light cruisers. The area was the site of
some of the fiercest battles between local Montenegrin Slavs and Austria-Hungary . After 1918, the city
became a part of Yugoslavia and officially became known as Kotor.
Kingdom of Italy annexed the area of Kotor which became one of three
- the Province of Cattaro had an area of 1,075km2
Contemporary [edit]
After 1945 it became a part of the then Socialist Republic of Montenegro within Yugoslavia's second
incarnation.
On April 15, 1979, a major earthquake hit the Montenegrin coastal area. There were approximately 100
casualties. Half of Kotor's Old Town was destroyed and St. Tryphon's Cathedral was partly damaged.
Up until the beginning of the 20th century, Croatian
of Kotor.
Kotor is still the seat of the Croatian
Main sights
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Culture
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Kotor
hosts
Type
Cultural
Criteria
i, ii, iii, iv
Reference
125
UNESCO region
Inscription history
Square of Arms
Inscription
Extensions
1979-2003
Demographics
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Kotor is the administrative centre of Kotor municipality, which includes the towns of Risan and Perast ,
as well as many small hamlets around the Bay of Kotor , and has a population of 22,601.[7]
The town of Kotor itself has 961 inhabitants, but the administrative limits of the town encompass only the
area of the Old Town. However, the urban area of Kotor also includes Dobrota (8,819) and kaljari
(3,807), thus the population of Kotor urban area is close to 13,000 inhabitants (15,000 if neighbouring
hamlets of Muo, Pranj and Stoliv are included).
Ethnicity in 2011 (Municipality):
[7]
Montenegrin Orthodox
of St. Nicholas
Health
Cetinje
Cathedral of Saint
Kotor Cathedral.
Transport
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Adriatic Motorway and the rest of the coast and inland Montenegro by Vrmac
Tunnel. Inland is reachable by detouring from Adriatic motorway at Budva or Sutomore (through
Sozina tunnel ). There is also a historic road connecting Kotor with Cetinje , which offers spectacular
views of Kotor bay.
Tivat Airport is 5 kilometres (3.1mi) away, and there are regular flights to Belgrade , Moscow and Paris
and dozens of charter planes land daily on Tivat airport during the summer season.
Podgorica Airport is 65 kilometres (40mi) away, and it has regular flights to major European destinations
throughout the year.
Twin towns
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Szeged , Hungary
Santa Barbara , USA
References
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1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Jackson, Hamilton (2010). The Shores of the Adriatic (Illustrated Edition) . Echo Library. p.269.
ISBN978-1-4068-6761-9. Retrieved 21 February 2011 .
. Unesco World Heritage Convention. Retrieved
3. ^ a b "Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor"
2010-12-08 .
4. ^ Toi, uro. Trebinjci i Zahumljani u srednjovjekovnom Kotoru , work in Istraivanja, 2005, br.
16, pp. 221-227.
5. ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den sterreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und
1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
6. ^ Rodogno, Davide (2003). Il nuovo ordine mediterraneo. Turin: Bollati Boringhieri.
. Monstat. 2011.
7. ^ a b "Montenegrin 2011 census"
External links
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Official website
UNESCO: Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of
Kotor
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