Old Mediterranean port of Kotor is surrounded by fortifications built during the Venetian period.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,122 |
18 Facts About Kotor
2.
Since the early 2000s Kotor has seen an increase in tourists, many of them coming by cruise ship.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,123 |
3.
Kotor is part of the World Heritage Site dubbed the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,124 |
5.
At that time Kotor was already an episcopal see subordinated to the archbishopric of Bari, and in 13th century, Dominican and Franciscan monasteries were established to check the spread of Bogomilism.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,126 |
Related searches
Mediterranean Byzantine Dalmatia Bari Serbian Empire Ottoman Empire Catholic Montenegro6.
Under the rule of the Nemanjic Kotor became a partially autonomous city, enjoying many privileges and maintaining its republican institutions.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,127 |
7.
Kotor remained the most important trading port of subsequent Serb states – Kingdom of Serbia and Serbian Empire, up to its downfall in 1371.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,128 |
8.
Under Venetian rule, Kotor was besieged by the Ottoman Empire in 1538 and 1657, endured the plague in 1572, and was nearly destroyed by earthquakes in 1563 and 1667.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,129 |
9.
Kotor has one of the best preserved medieval old towns in the Adriatic and is a double Unesco World Heritage Site: it is part of Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor and Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,130 |
10.
Kotor Festival is highly regarded in the local community and has a large volunteer base.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,131 |
11.
Kotor has a large population of cats that have become a symbol of the city.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,132 |
12.
The charity Kotor Kitties exists to try and help the cats of Kotor through spaying and neutering.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,133 |
13.
Kotor is described evocatively at the beginning of Marguerite Yourcenar's story 'Marko's Smile.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,134 |
14.
Town of Kotor itself has 961 inhabitants, but the administrative limits of the town encompass only the area of the Old Town.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,135 |
15.
The urban area of Kotor includes Dobrota and Skaljari, bringing the population of Kotor's urban area close to 13,000 inhabitants.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,136 |
16.
Kotor is still the seat of the Catholic Bishopric of Kotor, which covers the entire gulf.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,137 |
17.
Kotor is a national powerhouse of water polo, which is a popular sport in Montenegro.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,138 |
18.
Kotor is connected to the Adriatic Highway and the rest of the coast and inland Montenegro by Vrmac Tunnel.
| FactSnippet No. 2,490,139 |