Montenegrin Littoral
The Montenegrin Littoral (
littoral or coastline region of Montenegro which borders the Adriatic Sea.[1] The littoral was lost to Austria and Turkey during its collapse due to Ottoman invasion - but it was regained in 1878 (Turkish-occupied portion) and 1918 (Austrian-occupied portion) following the Serbian-Montenegrin victories in the Russo-Turkish War and World War 1 respectively.[2]
Geography
Kotor is part of the World Heritage Site dubbed the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor.
History
Montenegrin Littoral (yellow);
Principality of Montenegro (red).
Middle Ages
The region was part of
Skenderbeg Crnojević. When he died in 1528, the Sanjak of Montenegro was joined to the Sanjak of Scutari, as a unique administrative unit with certain degree of autonomy.[3] The Republic of Venice had greatly expanded under the years (see Venetian Albania
).
Modern history
The westernmost parts of the coastline were conquered by
Napoleonic France in 1810. It was organized into the Cattaro subdélégation of the Illyrian Provinces (1811). In 1815 the same parts were taken by the Habsburg monarchy, and organized into Kingdom of Dalmatia
.
Municipalities
The region includes following municipalities:
- Herceg Novi Municipality
- Tivat Municipality
- Kotor Municipality
- Budva Municipality
- Bar Municipality
- Ulcinj Municipality
Gallery
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Slovenska beach in Budva -
Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor -
Church in Perast -
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Jaz beach -
Mamulaisland -
View from Hotel Splendid in Bečići -
The palace of King Nicholas I of Montenegro in Bar -
Queen's Beach near Čanj, Bar Municipality -
Our Lady of the Rocks, near Kotor
See also
References
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica 2021.
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica 1918.
- ^ a b Ćorović, Vladimir (1933). Istorija Jugoslavije (in Serbian). Beograd: Narodno Delo. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
Год. 1499. припојена је била Црна Гора скадарском санџакату. Али, год. 1514. одвојио је султан поново и поставио јој за управника, као санџак-бега, потурченог Станишу, односно Скендер-бега Црнојевића.