Fortifications of Kotor

The fortifications of Kotor (Italian: Cattaro) are an integrated historical fortification system that protected the medieval town of Kotor containing ramparts, towers, citadels, gates, bastions, forts, cisterns, a castle, and ancillary buildings and structures. They incorporate military architecture of Illyria, the Byzantine Empire, Venice, and Austria. Together with the old town and its natural surroundings the fortifications were inscribed in the list of World Heritage Sites in 1979 labelled Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor and represent the only such site of cultural significance in Montenegro.

The fortified city of Kotor was also included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar in 2017.

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Fortifications of Kotor ranks #805 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 10 mapped in Montenegro. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,172 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Podgorica, 40 km away. See how Montenegro compares in the castle statistics.

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