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Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor

Cultural World Heritage property in Montenegro, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).

Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor, Montenegro
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BridgeVjetrenicaVlkolínecVölklingen IronworksWachauWadden SeaWadi Al-HitanWadi RumWarsaw Old TownWartburgWater Management System of AugsburgWay of Saint James UNESCO World Heritage Sites in FranceWestern CaucasusWhite CityWhite Monuments of Vladimir and SuzdalWieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt MinesWieskircheWindmills at Kinderdijkwooden churches of MaramureșWooden churches of Southern Lesser Polandwooden churches of the Slovak CarpathiansWooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval AnatoliaWooden tserkvas of Carpathian region in Poland and UkraineWorks of Antoni GaudíWürzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence SquareXanthos-LetoonZagoriŽatec and the Landscape of Saaz HopsZollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex42.430° N, 18.770° E
State Party
Montenegro
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
iiiiiiiv
Location
Kotor
What it is
cultural landscape, protected area
Component parts
6 (serial property)
Landform
Bay of Kotor
Reference
WHC 125 · Wikidata Q3511938

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Old city (Dubrovnik), Croatia59 kmOld city (Dubrovnik)Croatia · 1979CulturalVjetrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina79 kmVjetrenicaBosnia and Herzegovina · 2024NaturalDurmitor National Park, Montenegro83 kmDurmitor National ParkMontenegro · 1980NaturalStećci (UNESCO svjetska baština), Bosnia and Herzegovina101 kmStećci (UNESCO svjetska baština)Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2016CulturalMedieval Monuments in Kosovo, Serbia125 kmMedieval Monuments in KosovoSerbia · 2004CulturalStari Ras and Sopoćani, Serbia155 kmStari Ras and SopoćaniSerbia · 1979Cultural
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