Kotor is a coastal town in Montenego. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor, one of the most indented parts of the Adriatic Sea. It has belonged to Venice, Austria, France and Russia, while in the period between 1391 and 1420 it was an independent Republic. The old Mediterranean port of Kotor is surrounded by fortification built during the Venetian period.
Four centuries of Venetian domination have given the city the typical Venetian architecture that contributed to make Kotor a UNESCO world heritage site. Kotor is the administrative centre of Kotor municipality, which includes the towns of Risan and Perast, as well as many small hamlets around the Bay of Kotor, and has a population of 22,601.
