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.
| Fortifications of Kotor | |
|---|---|
| Kotor in Montenegro | |
Fortifications of Kotor Location in Montenegro | |
| Coordinates | 42°25′25″N 18°46′19″E |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Part of | Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) |
| Reference | 125ter |
| Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) |
| Extensions | 2012, 2015 |
| Endangered | 1979–2003 |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | Fortified city of Kotor |
| Part of | Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(iv) |
| Reference | 1533-006 |
| Inscription | 2017 (41st Session) |
| Area | 16.32 ha (40.3 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 99.19 ha (245.1 acres) |
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.