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Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 3 October 2009

Skadar Lake is the only remaining habitat of pelicans in Europe.
The medieval town of Shas had 365 churches, one for each day of the year.
Brad Pitt’s first major role was in the movie set in Ulcinj.
1979th The Coast was hit by a disastrous earthquake. Big part of the cultural heritage of the Montenegrin coast was destroyed.
Bobby Fischer in 1992. played the match with Spassky in Sveti Stefan, despite the strict United Nations embargo.
Ostrog monastery is the meeting place of all three confessions: Orthodox, Catholic and Muslim, it is believed that the relics of St.Vasilijel of Ostrog is miraculous.
Teuta (Illyrian queen from III century bc.) ruled after the death of his wife, Agron, and for the capital picked Risan.
The oldest traces of human settlement on the territory of modern Montenegro dating from the Middle Paleolithic, and were found in the cave of Red Rock, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Montenegro as a Russian ally participated in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. However, due to large geographic distances, the participation of Montenegro was only symbolic. It is interesting that the truce between Montenegro and Japan has never officially recognized.
Shooting of Čeline is a natural phenomenon, which happens almost every spring and sometimes in the autumn.When the underground lake reaches a certain level of water through the permeable rock Međed pours into the Black Lake

Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 20 September 2009

In some parts the bottom of the Skadarsko lake is bellow sea level.
Ivo Vizin from Prčanj was the sixth (first southslavic) explorer to sail around the world.
Motenegrins are the tallest people in Europe.
The longest and the most beautiful cave in MNE is cave on Djalovića Klisura (12 km).
Tara river is so clean that you can drik water from it.
The Mala rijeka bridge is the highest rail bridge in Europe.
Bečići beach won the award for the most beautiful beach in Europe (1936.)
Out Lady of the Rocks is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks.
Due to forming of an artificial lake, Monastery Piva was moved to another location.
The fight for the freedom in WW2 started in the small town of Virpazar.

Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 20 September 2009

Posted by Ivan Stojanovic On 20 September 2009

The Tara River Canyon is the deepest in Europe ,seconf only to the Grand Canyon worldwide.
St. Tripun’s Cathedral in Kotor, is 69 years older than Notre Dame church in Paris.
On clear mornings you can see Italy from Mt. Lovćen.
Nevidio Canyon is the most impassable canyon in the world.
Bojana river is unique, because it flows both downstream and upstream.
The Minaret of Husein Paša’s Mosque is the highest one in the Region (42 m).
Bay of Kotor is the southenmost fjord in Europe.
The first printing machine with movable letters in the region printed a book in 1494.
Some of the olive trees in Bar are over 2000 years old.
John the Baptist’s right hand an piece of the Holy Cross resides in Cetinje Monastery.