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Risan

Risan is a town in the , . It traces its origins to the ancient settlement of Rhizon, the oldest settlement in the . Lying in the innermost portion of the bay, the settlement was protected from the interior by inaccessible…
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  • Type: Town with 2,030 residents
  • Description: village in Montenegro
  • Also known as: “Risan (Montenegro)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint George and Our Lady of the Rocks.

Islet
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
Sveti Đorđe Island is one of the two islets off the coast of in the , . Unlike Gospa od Škrpjela, it is a natural island. A small action took place during the Siege of Cattaro on 14 October 1813 when the French-held island was captured by a British and naval force. is situated 3½ km south of Risan.

Church
Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.
is one of the two islets off the coast of in the , . It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks. is situated 3 km south of Risan.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km south of Risan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strp and Perast.

Village
Photo: ines lukic, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Photo: Gertjan R., CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small city in . This is a small quiet town with a population of less than 400 where you can escape Montenegro's busier seaside resorts such as and and enjoy a couple of leisurely hours strolling through the streets, and visit a few museums and churches.

Village
Photo: ines lukic, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Risan.

Risan

Latitude
42.51498° or 42° 30′ 54″ north
Longitude
18.69557° or 18° 41′ 44″ east
Population
2,030
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ME RSN
Open location code
8FJWGM7W+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 425487395
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3191631
Wiki­data ID
Q994211
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Risan” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Risani”
  • Arabic: “ريزان (مدينة)”
  • Arabic: “ريزان”
  • Armenian: “Ռիսան”
  • Bosnian: “Risan”
  • Bulgarian: “Рисан”
  • Catalan: “Rhizon”
  • Catalan: “Risan”
  • Catalan: “Risinium”
  • Catalan: “Ῥίζων”
  • Cebuano: “Risan”
  • Chinese: “里桑”
  • Croatian: “Risan”
  • Czech: “Risan (Montenegro)”
  • Czech: “Risan”
  • Dutch: “Risan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ريزان”
  • French: “Risan”
  • German: “Risan (Montenegro)”
  • German: “Risan”
  • Greek: “Ρίσαν”
  • Hungarian: “Risan”
  • Indonesian: “Risan”
  • Italian: “Risano”
  • Japanese: “リサン”
  • Latin: “Risinium”
  • Lithuanian: “Risanas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Risan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Risan”
  • Norwegian: “Risan”
  • Persian: “ریسان”
  • Polish: “Risan”
  • Romanian: “Risan”
  • Russian: “Рисан”
  • Serbian: “Rhisinium”
  • Serbian: “Rhizon”
  • Serbian: “Risan”
  • Serbian: “Risinium”
  • Serbian: “Рисан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Risan”
  • Slovenian: “Risan”
  • Spanish: “Risan”
  • Swedish: “Risan”
  • Turkish: “Risan”
  • Ukrainian: “Рисан”
  • Ukrainian: “Рісан”

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