TIVAT

 

Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. It has a population of 9,467 (2003 census).

Tivat is the centre of Tivat municipality (population 13,630), which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro.

History
The origin of Tivat supposedly goes back to the 3rd century BC Documents prove as well that Tivat was an important religious centre in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Monastery of St. Michael the Archangel was the seat of the Orthodox Archbishopric of Zeta.

Tivat, the youngest town in the Boka area was established on the spacious plateau at the bottom of Vrmac. According to the archives of Kotor, the following names were mentioned here in the 14th century: Teude, Theode, and Theudo who are related to the queen Teuta. There are not many written traces of the events that happened in this region at the time of Houses of Nemanjić, Balšić, Crnojević, Venice, France, and Austrians.

During the Middle Ages the fertile lands of the Tivat area belonged mostly to the aristocrats of Kotor, Prčanj and Dobrota. There were their big properties, castles, and chalets as well as the collective church of St. Anton dating from 1373. Part of this inheritance, which was the property of the wealthy Buča family, is a marvelous chalet which today houses Tivat's museums and galleries. The residence of the metropolitan of the Zetan diocese was built from the 13th to the 15th century on Prevlaka Island.

Tivat (called Teodo in Venetian language), was under the Republic of Venice as a part of Albania Veneta from 1420 to 1797.

Tivat turned into a town by the end of 19th century when in 1889 the Naval arsenal was built by Austrians, and was later used as a military base of Army of Montenegro). Currently, a Canadian businessman Peter Munk is finalising the negotiations about taking over Arsenal and building a vacation resort and mega-marina named "Porto Montenegro".

Geography
It is located in the central part of the Boka, south of mount Vrmac. The municipality lies mostly south of the town, and also has an exit to open sea at the tourist location Pržno inlet near Radovići village in south. Its central part, where Tivat Airport is located, lies in fertile Grbalj valley. The airport is located near the isthmus of Luštica peninsula, which belongs to the municipality of Herceg Novi for the most part.

Population
Tivat is the administrative centre of Tivat municipality, which has a population of 13,630 (2003. census). The town of Tivat itself has 9,467 citizens.

Population of Tivat:

March 03, 1981 - 6,280
March 03, 1991 - 8,079
November 1, 2003 - 9,467

Tourism
Besides being a popular tourist resort, Tivat is set to become a nautical tourism centre of southern Adriatic. The inlets near Prevlaka, as well as the localities of Župa and Kalimanj, provide great conditions for the construction of marinas and yachting clubs. Canadian bussinesman Peter Munk has bought a naval shipyard in Tivat, and intends to transform it in luxury vacation resort and a marina for luxury yachts. In Tivat hinterlands, adjecent to Tivat Airport, golf courses have been planned, further shaping Tivats prospects as a luxury resort.

Beginning from 1971 the Tivat Airport acquired the modern runway and it is now a significant airport for foreign air traffic. It served 573,914 passengers in 2007,

Although it is the youngest town in the Boka region, Tivat has a lot of interesting and attractive destinations. Renaissance Summer House Buca in the centre of city, Ostrvo Cvijeća (Flowers' Island) with sacred monuments, Gornja Lastva, the old nucleus at an altitude of 300 m, the magnificent sandy beach at Plavi Horizonti and the Sveti Marko Islandwith ex-Club Med cottages are the most visited tourist destinations in Tivat area. In the city itself there is the natural port Kalimanj. There is also a choice of cultural events, such as "Bocce Olympiad" and "Summer Fest".

Tivat boasts a beautiful botanic garden thanks to the Bokan sailors who brought back a wide variety of exotic tree species and ornamental plants from their voyages around the globe.

Transport
Tivat is connected with the rest of Montenegro by Adriatic Highway, a two-laned motorway that extends for the length of Montenegrin coast. Reaching inland is made possible by detouring from the Adriatic Highway at Budva or Sutomore (through Sozina tunnel).

The ferry operates on Kamenari - Lepetane line at Verige strait, eliminating the need to go all the way around Boka Kotorska bay in order to reach Herceg Novi riviera. It is speculated that on this ferry route the future Verige bridge will be built.

Tivat Airport is 3 km away. There are regular flights to Belgrade troughout the year, and dozens of charter planes land daily on Tivat airport during the summer season.

Sister Cities
Civitavecchia, Italy
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia

 

TEODO

Teodo (pron. [Tèodo]; in montenegrino Tivat; in serbo cirillico Тиват) è una cittadina costiera del Montenegro situata nelle Bocche di Cattaro. Teodo ha una popolazione di 9.467 abitanti (2003) ed è capoluogo dell'omonima municipalità.

Geografia
Teodo è situata nella baia omonima, che corrisponde al bacino centrale dei tre o quattro che compongono le Bocche di Cattaro. Ben riparata dai venti, è ubicata in una fertile area pianeggiante a sud del monte Vrmac ed è separata dal mare aperto dalla penisola di Lustizza (Lustica).

La municipalità di Teodo, che conta 13.991 abitanti ed ospita un aeroporto, si estende dal capoluogo in direzione sud (esclusa la penisola di Lustizza) ed ha uno sbocco al mare nella località turistica di Pržno.

Demografia
In base all'ultimo censimento (2003), la maggioranza della popolazione è serba (35,10%), seguita dai montenegrini (29,49%), croati (19,73%), musulmani (1,18%) e albanesi (1,03%). Rispetto al censimento del 1991, croati e montenegrini sono diminuiti, mentre i serbi sono balzati in prima posizione (erano il 15,30%).

Storia
Le origini di Teodo risalgono al III secolo a.C.. Secondo le fonti documentarie la città fu un importante centro religioso nei secoli XIV e XV; il monastero di San Michele Arcangelo era sede di un arcivescovo ortodosso. Nel corso del XIV secolo varie furono le attestazioni del nome cittadino: Teude, Theode e Theudo, toponimi che vengono ricondotti al nome dell'antica regina illirica Teuta.

Nel Medioevo le fertili terre di Teodo appartennero per lunghi periodi alle famiglie patrizie di Cattaro, Perzagno (Prčanj) e Bonentro (Dobrota), che vi eressero castelli e villini, così come l'antica chiesa di Sant'Antonio (Sv. Anton).

La città appartenne in seguito, assieme all'intera area delle bocche, alla Repubblica di Venezia, che la tenne fino al 1797. Verso la fine del XIX secolo la città conobbe un certo sviluppo quando nel 1889 gli Austriaci fondarono l'arsenale marittimo che serve tuttora come base per l'esercito montenegrino.

Turismo
Teodo ha registrato negli ultimi anni un notevole flusso turistico, dovuto principalmente al vicino aeroporto ed alle spiagge della municipalità. La città stessa non è invece una destinazione turistica, a causa dell'inquinamento acustico. Nemmeno le spiagge sono di grande richiamo turistico, in quanto sono spesso ricoperte da piattaforme di cemento. La qualità dell'acqua non è delle migliori a causa delle attività portuali (cantieri navali, traghetto per Castelnuovo).