This is a list of islands of Montenegro. Montenegro's islands are relatively small and they are not as nearly as numerous as in neighbouring Croatia. They are divided in islands on Adriatic sea, and those on Skadar lake: [1] [2]
This is a list of islands of Montenegro. Montenegro's islands are relatively small and they are not as nearly as numerous as in neighbouring Croatia. They are divided in islands on Adriatic sea, and those on Skadar lake: [1] [2]
Largest island - Both Ada Bojana and Vranjina have an area of 4.8 square km.
Largest sea island — Sveti Nikola is about 36 hectares / 90 acres.
Tallest island — Vranjina rises at 303 meters above sea level.
Tallest sea island — Sveti Nikola is 121 meters high. Second-highest is Sveti Marko, at 36 meters.
| # | Island | Area(km2),(ha) | Coordinates | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada Bojana | 4.81 (481 ha) | 41°51′N19°21′E / 41.850°N 19.350°E | Adriatic Sea |
| 2 | Vranjina | 4.6 (460 ha) | 42°16′40″N19°08′20″E / 42.27778°N 19.13889°E | Skadar Lake |
| 3 | Slansko Island | 0.44 (44 ha) | 42°45′32″N18°50′30″E / 42.75889°N 18.84167°E | Slano Lake |
| 4 | Sveti Nikola | 0.36 (36 ha) | 42°16′05″N18°50′58″E / 42.26806°N 18.84944°E | Adriatic Sea |
| 5 | Sveti Marko | 0.32 (32 ha) | 42°24′40″N18°41′31″E / 42.41111°N 18.69194°E | Bay of Kotor |
| 6 | Beška | 0.15 (15 ha) | 42°09′55″N19°13′48″E / 42.16528°N 19.23000°E | Skadar Lake |
Katič and Sveta Neđelja are two small islets on the Adriatic Sea, located opposite of the town of Petrovac in the Montenegrin municipality of Budva.
Perast is an old town in the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. It is situated a few kilometres northwest of Kotor and is noted for its proximity to the islets of St. George and Our Lady of the Rocks.
Ulcinj Municipality is the southernmost municipality of Montenegro, bordered by Albania to the east, Bar Municipality to the north and Adriatic Sea to the south and the west. It has an area of 255 km², and a population of 19,921 as of the 2011 census. Its seat is the town of Ulcinj.
The Buna river, also known as Bojana, is a 41-kilometre-long (25 mi) river in Albania and Montenegro which flows into the Adriatic Sea. An outflow of Lake Skadar measured from the source of the lake's longest tributary, the Morača, the Morača-Shkodra Lake-Bojana system is 183 km (114 mi) long.
Montenegro is one of the fastest-growing tourist destinations. In 2007, over a million tourists visited Montenegro, making some 7.3 million overnight stays. This accounted for some 480 million euros in tourism revenue in 2007. In 2015, tourism realised over 1.7 million arrivals, with a further increase in 2016. In the same year, the coastal town of Kotor was named the best city to visit by Lonely Planet, whereas the country itself is continuously included in touristic top lists. With a total of 1.8 million visitors in 2016, the nation became the 36th most popular country to travel to in Europe. Montenegro was further visited by over 2 million tourists in 2017. The Government aims to attract greenfield investments, which should make best use of undeveloped parts of the coast, such as Jaz Beach, Velika Plaža, Ada Bojana and Buljarica.
Our Lady of the Rocks is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks. The Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rocks is the largest building on the islet, and has a museum attached to it. There is also a small gift shop close to the church and a navigation light at the western end of the islet.
Ilarion Roganović was the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Highlands from 1860 to 1882. Earlier, he was also the archimandrite of the Ždrebaonik, Ostrog and Cetinje Monasteries. He is remembered as the founder of the Committee of the Red Cross of Montenegro.
The Second Scutari War was an armed conflict in 1419–1426 between Zeta (1419–1421) and then the Serbian Despotate (1421–1423) on the one side and the Venetian Republic on the other, over Scutari and other former possessions of Zeta captured by Venice.
Stari Ulcinj is a small island in the Adriatic Sea located in the south of Montenegro, in Ulcinj Municipality.
The Vranjina Monastery, also known as the Vranina Monastery or St. Nicholas' Monastery, is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the south-east part of Vranjina island on Skadar Lake in Montenegro. Vranjina Monastery with its church dedicated to Saint Nicholas is one of the oldest monasteries in Montenegro.
Nikola is a given name.
Sveti Nikola may refer to:
The Our Lady of Mercy, also known as Our Lady of Grace, is one of three islands in a unique series of islands near town of Tivat in the Bay of Kotor region of southwestern Montenegro.
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