Tivat
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GeographyIt is located in the central part of the Boka, south of mount Vrmac. The municipality lies mostly south of the town, and also has an exit to open sea at the tourist location Pržno inlet near Radovići village in south, while its central part, where the airport is located, lies in fertile valley of Grbalj. The airport is located near isthmus of Luštica peninsula, which belongs to the municipality of Herceg Novi for the most part. DemographicsEthnic groups (1991 census):
HistoryThe origin of Tivat supposedly goes back to the 3rd century B.C. Documents prove as well that Tivat was an important religious centre in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Monastery of St. Michael the Archangel was the seat of the Orthodox Archbishopry. Tivat, the youngest town in the Boka area was established on the spacious plateau at the bottom of Vrmac. According to the archives of Kotor, the following names were mentioned here in the XIV century: Teude, Theode, and Theudo who are related to the queen Teuta. There are not many written traces of the events that happened in this region at the time of Houses of Nemanjić, Balšić, Crnojević, Venice, France, and Austrians. During the Middle ages the fertile lands of the Tivat area belonged mostly to the aristocrats of Kotor, Prčanj and Dobrota. There were their big properties, castles, and chalets as well as the collective church of St. Anton dating from 1373. Part of this inheritance, which was the property of the wealth Buca family, is a marvelous chalet which today houses Tivat’s museums and galleries. The residence of the metropolitan of Zeta’s diocese was built from the XIII to the XV century on the Prevlaka Peninsula. Tivat turned into a town by the end of XIX century when in 1889 the Naval arsenal was built by Austrians, which is currently a military base of Army of Serbia and Montenegro). TourismBeginning from 1971 the airport in Tivat acquired the modern runway and it is now a significant airport of domestic and foreign air-traffic. The tourist potential of Tivat is yet to be fully realized. Only the inlets near Prevlaka, as well as the localities of Župa and Kaliman, provide great conditions for the construction of marinas and yachting clubs. Even today, Tivat represents an interesting place for navigators. This little town is aiming to attract many guests in the third millennium. Although it is the youngest town in the Boka region, Tivat has a lot of interesting and attractive destinations. Renaissance Summer House Buca in the centre of city, Ostrvo Cvijeća (Flowers’ Island) with sacred monuments, Gornja Lastva, the old nucleus at an altitude of 300 m, the magnificent beach at Plavi Horizonti and the island Sv. Nikola are tourist destinations that should be visited in Tivat area. In the city it self there is the natural marina Kaliman. Tivat is also the only place at the littoral with an airport. There is also a choice of cultural events, such as "Bocce Olympiad" and "Summer Fest". “Plavi Horizonti” (Blue Horizons) in Radovići, “Mimoza” (Mimosa), “Kamelija”, and “Palma”, are the names of only a few hotels that, besides the private accommodations, can entertain up to eight thousand guests. The tourist settlement of “St. Marco”, built for the needs of the Parisian Mediterranean club (aka Club Med), is certainly an attraction. It consists of about a hundred cottages, nicely fitted into the natural surrounding of dense greenery for the enjoyment of the guests. Tivat boasts a beautiful botanic garden thanks to the Boka sailors who brought back a wide variety of exotic tree species and ornamental plants from their voyages around the globe. It’s important to know where the attractive spots are in this municipality. From Lepetane, which is part of Tivat, a car ferry connects with the western Herceg-Novi side of the Boka.
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