Kotor Region
Also known as Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Montenegro
Inscribed
1979
List reference
125
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Kotor Region is about 40 km west of Podgorica. The nearest other World Heritage site is Old city (Dubrovnik), about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Podgorica · about 146,000 peopleabout 40 km east
- Dubrovnik · about 37,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Shkodër · about 156,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Mostar · about 163,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Pec · about 105,000 peopleabout 130 km east
- Krujë · about 21,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CroatiaCultural59 km away
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNatural79 km away
MontenegroNatural83 km away
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, SerbiaCultural101 km away
SerbiaCultural125 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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