TheMontenegrin Littoral (Serbian:Црногорско приморје /Crnogorsko primorje), historically known as theLittoral or theMaritime, is thelittoral or coastline region ofMontenegro which borders theAdriatic Sea.[1] The littoral was lost to Austria and Turkey during its collapse due to Ottoman invasion - but it was regained in 1878 (Turkish-occupied portion) and 1918 (Austrian-occupied portion) following the Serbian-Montenegrin victories in the Russo-Turkish War and World War 1 respectively.[2]
Kotor is part of theWorld Heritage Site dubbed theNatural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor.
The region was part ofSerbia in the Middle Ages. With thefall of the Serbian Empire, most of it was subsequently part of theSerbian Despotate.Zeta, in the hands of the Crnojevići lost its status of independent state, though vassal of Ottoman Empire, when it was added to territory ofSanjak of Scutari in 1499.[3] In 1514 this territory was separated from the Sanjak of Scutari and established as separate Sanjak of Montenegro, under the rule ofSkenderbeg Crnojević. When he died in 1528, the Sanjak of Montenegro was joined to the Sanjak of Scutari, as a unique administrative unit with certain degree of autonomy.[3] TheRepublic of Venice had greatly expanded under the years (seeVenetian Albania).
The westernmost parts of the coastline were conquered byNapoleonic France in 1810. It was organized into the Cattarosubdélégation of theIllyrian Provinces (1811). In 1815 the same parts were taken by theHabsburg monarchy, and organized intoKingdom of Dalmatia.
The region includes following municipalities:
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Год. 1499. припојена је била Црна Гора скадарском санџакату. Али, год. 1514. одвојио је султан поново и поставио јој за управника, као санџак-бега, потурченог Станишу, односно Скендер-бега Црнојевића.