Ulcinj

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Region: south

Settlement: thesouthernmost part of montenegrian coast

Coordinates: 41.92° N 19.20° E

Geographical landmarks: Long beach, Ada Bojana, mountain Rumija, river Bojana

Climate: subtropical, mediterranean

Population: 20 290

Municipality area: 255 km²

Area code: +382 30

Transport: bus station

 

Beaches:

  

Velika plaza (Long beach), Mala-gradska plaža (Small-city beach), Ada Bojana (Isle Bojana),  Valdanos, Luudvigova plaza (Ludvig's beach), Paneuropa, Skalice, Borici I, Borici II, Zenska plaza (Female beach), "Albatros" beach, the beach of Balsici castle, Liman I, Liman II, Basbuljuk, Maslinjak, Opaljike, Dzemila's beach, Ljama, Old Ulcinj, Kruce

 

Places of interest:

 

• Isle of Bojana (Ada Bojana)
• Long beach
• Old town
• Kalimere
• Sasko lake

  Interesting facts 

• Ulcinj is the sunniest resort on the Adriatic coast, averaging 218 days of sun a year, and 7,4 hours a day
• The small city Svac near Ulcinj used to have 365 churches on its teritory
• It is believed that the famous writer Miguel de Cervantes ("Don Quixote") was sold as a slave on the Square of Slaves in the Old town
• Overall lenght of beaches is 20 km, from which 15 km are sandy beaches
• In Ulcinj there is an olive yars with over 88,000 olive trees
• Bojana is the only river in the world that flows upstream
• Of the 400 European bird species, 240 can be seen in Ulcinj

  History 

• In bronze age the city has been inhabitated by Iliri
• Old town Ulcinj was founded in the 5^th century B.C. by the greek colonists
• In the 2^nd century B.C. Ulcinj was conquered by Romans
• Untill the Middle Ages , Ulcinj was one of pirate cities on Adriatic coast
• From 1423. it ruled by the Republic of Venice. In 1571. it was conquered by Turks
• Ulcinj was liberated from turkish rule on January 11 in 1878, and  became part of Montenegro following Treaty of Berlin in 1878.