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Bay of Kotor

The Bay of Kotor is a region of . The bay, the city of and the surrounding territory are a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Kotor and Herceg Novi.

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is a coastal town in with a population of 22,000. It is known for its beautiful architecture and natural setting in the deepest part of the Bay of .

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Although not the most spectacular city in , is probably the most pleasant and warrants several days' visit. The cities have similar architecture but is neither as grand nor as touristy and expensive.

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is a town in Coastal region of , located in the Bay of Kotor. As of 2011, its population was 9,367. is the centre of , which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro.

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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 Kotor bay and and enjoy a couple of leisurely hours strolling through the streets, and visit a few museums and churches.

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is a small town along the Bay of Kotor, . According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1128 people. It is located 5 kilometres west of , opposite to and between the settlements of Muo and Stoliv.
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Bay of Kotor

Latitude of center
42.4058° or 42° 24′ 21″ north
Longitude of center
18.5389° or 18° 32′ 20″ east
Geo­Names ID
3197535
Wiki­data ID
Q207468
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Frisian—“Bay of Kotor” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Boka e Kotorit”
  • Albanian: “Gryka e Kotorrit”
  • Arabic: “خليج كوتور”
  • Armenian: “Կոտորի ծովածոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kotor körfəzi”
  • Basque: “Kotorreko ahoak”
  • Belarusian: “Котарская затока”
  • Belarusian: “Котарскі заліў”
  • Bosnian: “Boka kotorska”
  • Bosnian: “Boka Kotorska”
  • Bosnian: “Kotorski zaljev”
  • Bulgarian: “Бока Которска”
  • Bulgarian: “Которски залив”
  • Catalan: “Badia de Kotor”
  • Catalan: “Boques de Kotor”
  • Chinese: “科托尔湾”
  • Chinese: “科托灣”
  • Chinese: “科托爾灣”
  • Croatian: “Boka kotorska”
  • Croatian: “Boka Kotorska”
  • Croatian: “Boka”
  • Croatian: “Bokokotorski zaljev”
  • Croatian: “Zaljev hrvatskih svetaca”
  • Czech: “Bocche di Cattaro”
  • Czech: “boka Kotorska”
  • Czech: “Boka Kotorska”
  • Czech: “boka Kotorská”
  • Czech: “Kotorská zátoka”
  • Czech: “Kotorský záliv”
  • Danish: “Kotorbugten”
  • Dutch: “Baai van Kotor”
  • Dutch: “Kotor Baai”
  • Dutch: “Kotorbaai”
  • Esperanto: “Golfo de Kotor”
  • Estonian: “Kotori laht”
  • Finnish: “Kotorinlahti”
  • French: “baie de Kotor”
  • French: “Boka Kotorska”
  • French: “bouches de Kotor”
  • French: “Bouches de Kotor”
  • French: “bouches du Cattaro”
  • French: “golfe de Kotor”
  • Georgian: “კოტორის ყურე”
  • German: “Bocche di Cattaro”
  • German: “Boka Kotorska”
  • German: “Boka kotorská”
  • German: “Bucht von Cattaro”
  • German: “Bucht von Kotor”
  • Greek: “Κόλπος του Κότορ”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ קוטור”
  • Hungarian: “Kotori-öböl”
  • Indonesian: “Teluk Kotor”
  • Italian: “Baia di Cattaro”
  • Italian: “Bocche del Cattaro”
  • Italian: “Bocche di Cattaro”
  • Japanese: “コトル湾”
  • Korean: “코토르만”
  • Latin: “Risonicus sinus”
  • Latin: “Sinus Rhizonicus”
  • Latin: “Sinus Rhizonticus”
  • Latin: “Sinus Risonicus”
  • Latvian: “Kotoras līcis”
  • Lithuanian: “Kotoro įlanka”
  • Macedonian: “Бока Которска”
  • Northern Frisian: “Bocht faan Kotor”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kotorbukta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kotorbukten”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bocche di Cattaro”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Boka kotorska”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kotorbukta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Бока которска”
  • Norwegian: “Kotorbukta”
  • Polish: “Boka Kotorska”
  • Polish: “Zatoka Kotorska”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Cátaro”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Kotor”
  • Portuguese: “Bocas de Cattaro”
  • Portuguese: “Bocas de Kotor”
  • Romanian: “Golful Kotor”
  • Russian: “Бока Которска”
  • Russian: “Бока Которская”
  • Russian: “Бокели”
  • Russian: “Котор”
  • Russian: “Которская бухта”
  • Russian: “Которский залив”
  • Serbian: “Boka Kotorska”
  • Serbian: “Бока которска”
  • Serbian: “Бока Которска”
  • Serbian: “Бококоторски залив”
  • Serbian: “Которски залив”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Boka kotorska”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Boka Kotorska”
  • Slovak: “Boka kotorska”
  • Slovak: “Boka Kotorská”
  • Slovak: “Kotorská boka”
  • Slovenian: “Boka Kotorska”
  • Spanish: “Bahia de Kotor”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Kotor”
  • Spanish: “Bocas de Kotor”
  • Spanish: “Boka Kotorska”
  • Spanish: “Golfo de Kotor”
  • Swedish: “Boka kotorska”
  • Swedish: “Kotorbukten”
  • Swedish: “Kotorviken”
  • Turkish: “Cattaro Körfezi”
  • Turkish: “Kotor Körfezi”
  • Ukrainian: “Бока Которська”
  • Ukrainian: “Которська бухта”
  • Ukrainian: “Которська затока”
  • Vietnamese: “Vịnh Kotor”
  • Western Frisian: “Baai fan Kotor”

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