Risan (Montenegro)
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Name (Latin)
Risan (Montenegro)
Coordinates
18.695 18.695 42.51472222 42.51472222 (gooearth )
E0184144 E0184144 N0423054 N0423054 (geonames )
Associated country
Montenegro
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Gaz. of Yug., 1983:v. 2, p. 620 (Risan ppl 42°31ʹN 18°42ʹE Y002)
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 42°30ʹ54ʺN 018°41ʹ44ʺE)
- Stanojević, G. Katastri Herceg-Novog i Risna iz 1704. godine, 1983:t.p. (Risna)
- Im. mesta u Jug., 1973:p. 341 (Risan, Crna Gora)
- Gaz. of Yug., 1983:v. 2, p. 620 (Risan ppl 42p0s31ʹN 18p0s42ʹE Y002)
Wikipedia description:
Risan (Montenegrin: Рисан, pronounced [rîsan]) is a town in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. It traces its origins to the ancient settlement of Rhizon, the oldest settlement in the Bay of Kotor. Lying in the innermost portion of the bay, the settlement was protected from the interior by inaccessible limestone cliffs of the Orjen mountain which are the highest range of eastern Adriatic, and through several following narrow straits in the Bay of Kotor from the open sea. While the Krivošije karst plateau that hangs steep above the narrow shores of Risan bay receives over 5000 mm rain annually (European record), several strong karst springs that form a short brook collect in the narrow cultivable belt at Risan.
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