= Kotor = '''Kotor''' is a city in Montenegro. <> ---- == History == The oldest settlement in the area of Kotor was called '''Acruvium''', '''Ascrivium''', or '''Ascruvium'''. It was a settlement in the [[WorldHistory/RomanEmpire/AdministrativeSubdivisions#Provinces|Dalmatia]]. It developed as a [[WorldHistory/DalmatianCityStates|city-state]] under [[WorldHistory/ByzantineEmpire|Byzantine]] protection, and came to be known as '''Dekatera''', '''Dekaderon''', or '''Cattaro'''. In the 11th and 12th centuries it came under occupation first by [[Bulgaria/Monarchs#First_Bulgarian_Empire|Bulgaria]], then [[Serbia/Monarchs#Principality_of_Duklja|Duklja]], then [[Serbia/Monarchs#Grand_Principality_and_Kingdom_of_Serbia|Serbia]]. The city enjoyed general autonomy under Serbian control. In the late 14th century it was occupied by [[Hungary/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Hungary|Hungary]] and [[BosniaHerzegovina/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Bosnia|Bosnia]]. Kotor submitted to the [[Italy/Democratization#Republic_of_Venice|Venetian suzerainity]] in 1420 and remained a part of the Venetian Albania province until 1797. ---- CategoryRicottone