Map
Infos
Name:	Bay of Kotor, Boka Kotorska (sr)
Position:	Montenegro
Rivers:	Karst hydrology, Sopot, Skurda submerged sources
Destination:	Sea
Settlements:	Kotor, Herceg Novi, Risan, Tivat, Dobrota, Perast
Records:	Biggest bay in the adriatic, submerged river canyon (Bokeljska reka)
Numbers
Water Area:	87 km²
Max depth:	60 m
Average depth:	27.3 m
Water content:	2412, 306 km³ (2,4 mrd m³)
Highest point:	Orjen = 1894 m
Lowest point:	Sea surface = 0 m
Length:	28,13 km
Widest point:	7 km
Narrowest point:	0.3 km
Hydrologic system:	karst hydrology ca. 4000 km²
Shoreline:	107.3 km
Images

Historic mpap of the Bay, 16th century

Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor, Bocche di Cattaro) in western Montenegro is a winding bay on the Adriatic sea. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1058, 270 KB)Position of Orjen at the Bay of Kotor Copyright (c) 2005 Pavle Cikovac. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ Density  616,258  48. ... Sunset at sea Look up Sea on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Look up maritime on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Alley in Kotor Kotor Cathedral View from one of the beaches Kotor is a town in Serbia and Montenegro, located more precisely in southwestern Montenegro; it has a population of 19,000, with a municipality of 23,481 (2003). ... Mayor Area  - city  - municipality km² 235 km² Population  - city  - municipality 14,100 in 2003 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude ° N ° E Area code +381 88 Car plates HN Official Website Herceg Novi is a town in southwestern Montenegro, population ca. ... Risan (Latin Rhizinium, Greek Rhizon) is the oldest settlement in the Bay of Kotor on the shores of the Adriatic sea in southern Montenegro, geographically located at 43°21′ N 18°42′ E. Lying in the innermost portion of the bay, the settlement was protected from the interior by inaccessible... Tivat is a town in southern Montenegro in the bay of Boka Kotorska, population 10,100, Tivat municipality 13,991 (2003). ... Church in Perast The two islands off Perast Perast (Italian: Perasto) is an old town in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor), Montenegro. ... Orjen (42. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1500, 495 KB)Wider region of the Bay of Kotor and glacial traces on Orjen Copyright (c) 2005 Pavle Cikovac. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x903, 101 KB)Map of the Bay of Kotor from the 16th century File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x903, 101 KB)Map of the Bay of Kotor from the 16th century File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ Density  616,258  48. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ...

The bay was considered by some to be Europe's southernmost fjord. In fact it is a submerged river canyon of the once called Bokeljska reka which run from the high mountain plateaux of Mount Orjen. Very intensive tectonics and karstification processes led to the disintegration of the river system. After heavy rain the famous waterfall of Sopot spring at Risan appears. The Bay is composed of several smaller broad gulfs, united by narrower channels, forming one of the finest natural harbours in Europe. Sognefjorden, Norway A fjord (sometimes written fiord, notably in New Zealand English) is a glacially overdeepened valley, usually narrow and steep-sided, extending below sea level and filled with salt water. ... Grand Canyon, Arizona canyon, or gorge, is a valley walled by cliffs. ... Broader region of Orjen and Bay of Kotor. ... Risan (Latin Rhizinium, Greek Rhizon) is the oldest settlement in the Bay of Kotor on the shores of the Adriatic sea in southern Montenegro, geographically located at 43°21′ N 18°42′ E. Lying in the innermost portion of the bay, the settlement was protected from the interior by inaccessible... A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ...

Geography

The outermost gulf is the gulf of Tivat (Teodo), and a small naval port. On the seaward side, there is the gulf of Herceg Novi (Castelnuovo), which guards the main entrance to Boka. The inner gulfs are the gulf of Risan to the northwest and the gulf of Kotor to the southeast. Tivat is a town in southern Montenegro in the bay of Boka Kotorska, population 10,100, Tivat municipality 13,991 (2003). ... Mayor Area  - city  - municipality km² 235 km² Population  - city  - municipality 14,100 in 2003 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude ° N ° E Area code +381 88 Car plates HN Official Website Herceg Novi is a town in southwestern Montenegro, population ca. ... Risan (Latin Rhizinium, Greek Rhizon) is the oldest settlement in the Bay of Kotor on the shores of the Adriatic sea in southern Montenegro, geographically located at 43°21′ N 18°42′ E. Lying in the innermost portion of the bay, the settlement was protected from the interior by inaccessible... Alley in Kotor Kotor Cathedral View from one of the beaches Kotor is a town in Serbia and Montenegro, located more precisely in southwestern Montenegro; it has a population of 19,000, with a municipality of 23,481 (2003). ...

On the landward side, the long walls running from the fortified old town of Kotor to the castle of Saint John, far above, formed a striking feature in the landscape; and the heights of the Krivošije (Krivoscie), a group of barren plateaux in Mount Orjen, were crowned by small forts. Krivosije is a high plateaux on the eastern branches of Mt. ... Broader region of Orjen and Bay of Kotor. ...

There are many interesting places on the shores of the Boka Kotorska. Herceg Novi has an Orthodox convent of St. Sava nearby (monastiry Savina), standing amid beautiful gardens. It was founded in the 16th century, and contains many fine specimens of 17th century silversmith work. There is a Benedictine monastery on a small island opposite to Perast (Perasto), eight miles east of Herceg Novi. Perast itself was for a time an independent state in the 14th century. Mayor Area  - city  - municipality km² 235 km² Population  - city  - municipality 14,100 in 2003 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude ° N ° E Area code +381 88 Car plates HN Official Website Herceg Novi is a town in southwestern Montenegro, population ca. ... Saint Sava (1175 or 1176 - January 12, 1235 or 1236), originally the prince Rastko Nemanjic (son of the Serbian king Stefan Nemanja and brother of Stefan Prvovencani, founder of the Serbian medieval state), is the first Serb archbishop (1219-1233) and the most important saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church. ... Savina (Serbian: Савина) is an old Serbian orthodox monastery near the city Herceg Novi in Boka Kotorska, Serbia and Montenegro. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... ... Church in Perast The two islands off Perast Perast (Italian: Perasto) is an old town in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor), Montenegro. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right}. It is housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to...

Climate

Meteorological station on Orjen in the hinterland of the Bay

The Bay of Kotor lies within the Mediterranean subtropical belt. While summers are hot and sunny, autumn, winter and spring are rainy seasons. It is the climate type of the Mediterranean but modifications exist in the vast region. A peculiarity of the littoral Dinarids is the precipitation regime as at the Bay of Kotor, Mt. Orjen receives Europe's' most heavy precipitation. Like the monsoon rain is seasonally distributed, thus November thunderstorms sometimes pour 2000 l of water in several days, while August is frequently completely dry leading to forest fires. With a maximum discharge of 200 m³/sec water one of the biggest karst springs, the Sopot spring, is a remarkable indicator of this seasonality. Most of the time it is inactive but after heavy rain a remarkable waterfall appears 20 m above the Bay of Kotor. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (479x640, 98 KB)Klimatological diagram at Crkvice on Mount Orjen which the most abundant precipitation in Europe. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (479x640, 98 KB)Klimatological diagram at Crkvice on Mount Orjen which the most abundant precipitation in Europe. ... Orjen (42. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Subtropical (or semitropical) areas are those adjacent to the tropics, usually roughly defined as the ranges 23. ... Belt can refer to the following objects: Look up belt on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the band Monsoon see Sheila Chandra Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia. ... Fire in San Bernardino, California Mountains (image taken from the International Space Station) A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire in wildland often caused by lightning; other common causes are human carelessness and arson. ... Karst topography occurs when a landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns. ... A natural spring. ... Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor, Bocca di Cattaro) in Montenegro is a winding bay on the Adriatic sea. ...

* classification scheme after Köppen Zubacki kabao with a small snowpatch in June Zubački kabao is at 1894 m (6225 ft. ... Risan (Latin Rhizinium, Greek Rhizon) is the oldest settlement in the Bay of Kotor on the shores of the Adriatic sea in southern Montenegro, geographically located at 43°21′ N 18°42′ E. Lying in the innermost portion of the bay, the settlement was protected from the interior by inaccessible...

Two wind systems are noteworthy for their ecological significance: Bora and Scirocco. Strong cold downslope winds of Bora type appear in winter and are most severe in the Bay of Risan. Gusts reach 250 km/h and can lead to a significant fall of temperatures in several hours with freezing events problematic for most of the Mediterranean cultures. Bora weather situations are frequent and sailors keep an eye on the mountains as cap clouds indicate an eminent Bora event. Scirocco is a warm humid rain and is important as it brings heavy rain. It appears throughout the year but is usually centered in autumn and spring. Ecology is the branch of science that studies the distribution and abundance of living organisms, and the interactions between organisms and their environment. ... Bora or Bura is a northern to north-eastern katabatic wind in the Adriatic, Greece and Turkey. ... This article is about the Mediterranean wind. ... Composite satellite image showing the progress of a hurricane weather system approaching the East Coast of the United States Weather comprises all the various phenomena that occur in the atmosphere of a planet. ...

* monthly and yearly precipitation ranges in Dalmatia, Herzegowina and Montenegro Mayor Area  - city  - municipality km² 235 km² Population  - city  - municipality 14,100 in 2003 Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) Founded Latitude Longitude ° N ° E Area code +381 88 Car plates HN Official Website Herceg Novi is a town in southwestern Montenegro, population ca. ... Risan (Latin Rhizinium, Greek Rhizon) is the oldest settlement in the Bay of Kotor on the shores of the Adriatic sea in southern Montenegro, geographically located at 43°21′ N 18°42′ E. Lying in the innermost portion of the bay, the settlement was protected from the interior by inaccessible... Mayor Unknown Area km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 14,700 in 2003 /km² Time zone Summer Time CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) founded became capital last independence Unknown 1482 1918 Latitude Longitude ° N ° E Area code +381 86 Car plates CT Official Website Cetinje is a city (population 14... Trebinje (Serbian: Требиње) is the southern-most city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in southeastern Herzegovina at 42°42′32″ N 18°19′18″ E. It is located in the Republika Srpska entity. ... A view of Dubrovnik from the south Dubrovnik (Latin Ragusa) is an old city on the Adriatic Sea coast in the extreme south of Croatia, positioned at 42°39′N 18°04′E at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. ... Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, (mostly) in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ Density  616,258  48. ...

History

The close by hamlet of Risan (Risano), was a thriving Illyrian city of Rhizon as early as 229 BC, and gave its name to the Boka, then known as Rhizonicus Sinus. Rhizon submitted to Rome in 168 BC, at the same time Ascrivium, or Ascruvium, the modern Kotor (Cattaro), is first mentioned as a neighboring city. Risan (Latin Rhizinium, Greek Rhizon) is the oldest settlement in the Bay of Kotor on the shores of the Adriatic sea in southern Montenegro, geographically located at 43°21′ N 18°42′ E. Lying in the innermost portion of the bay, the settlement was protected from the interior by inaccessible... In classical history, Illyria or Illyricum or Illyrikon was a region in the western part of todays Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the tribes and clans of Illyrians, an ancient people who probably spoke an Indo-European language (the Illyrian languages). ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC Years: 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC 230 BC - 229 BC - 228 BC 227 BC... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,823,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC - 160s BC - 150s BC140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC Years: 173 BC 172 BC 171 BC 170 BC 169 BC - 168 BC - 167 BC 166 BC 165... Alley in Kotor Kotor Cathedral View from one of the beaches Kotor is a town in Serbia and Montenegro, located more precisely in southwestern Montenegro; it has a population of 19,000, with a municipality of 23,481 (2003). ...

Kotor itself has been fortified since the early Middle Ages, and was one of the more influential Dalmatian city-states throughout the period. It later passed to Bulgaria and then to Serbia, until becoming a semi-independent republic under the protectorate of medieval Serbian kings. Its merchant fleet and importance gradually increased, and after the fall of Serbia to the Ottoman Empire in the late 14th century, Kotor was seized by the Venetian Republic. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (Constantinople) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right}. It is housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to... The Republic of Venice was a city-state in Venetia in Northeastern Italy, based around the city of Venice. ...

Population

Inhabitants of Boka are Serbs. In modern times, however, this national delineation is mostly replaced, as there are many more declared Montenegrins. ... Montenegrins are South Slavic people who are primarily associated with the republic of Montenegro, a joint partner of the Serbia and Montenegro country. ...

The three municipalities making up Boka Kotorska have a total population of 71,443:

• Kotor 23,481
• Tivat 13,991
• Herceg Novi 33,971

Of this, 96% are Serb - Montenegrins and 4% are Other. For the movie, see The Other. ...

External links

• Prilog raspravi o nacionalnom karakteru Boke Kotorske u sadašnjosti i prošlosti
• Information and Pictures of Boka Kotorska
• Boka Kotorska - Census 2003.
• Tourist agency page
• Kotor based photographer Stevan Kordić
• Best Pictures of the Boka Kotorska
• Foundation for Culture and Tradition of Boka Kotorska "Project Rastko-Boka"
• Foundation Rastko-Boka News
• Boka Kotorska