Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor, Bocca di Cattaro) in Montenegro is a winding bay on the Adriatic sea. It is considered to be Europe's southernmost fjord and is composed of four smaller bays, named after the towns of Kotor, Tivat, Herceg-Novi, and Risan.
The traditional inhabitants of Boka are Serbs with some Croats (NB not Montenegrins, which are from Cetinje etc), and they are often collectively referred to as the Bokelji.
Kotor Bay - Landsat satellite image (circa 2000)
The three counties making up Boka Kotorska have a total population of 71,443 of which 76% are Serb Orthodox and 11% are Catholics:
Kotor 23,481
Tivat 13,991
Herceg-Novi 33,971
External links
Tourist info (http://www.visit-montenegro.com/english/priroda/boka.htm)
Lepetane town pictures (http://lepetane.host.sk/index-e.htm)
From the south east side Kotor is surrounded by the limestone massifs of the mountain Lovcen (1749 m), from the north west with the slopes of the mountain Orjen (1895 m), Radostak (1446) and Dobrostica (1570).
Kotor is situated on the narrow plateau under Lovcen, on the east side of the Kotorbay.
The sea in Kotor represents the accumulator of the warmth and the source of water steam, which is one of the most important factors along with the temperature circulation and the amount of rains in the entire area of Boka Kotorska for such a climate.
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