Perast
Sign in to savePerast () is a town in Coastal region of Montenegro. It is situated a few kilometres northwest of Kotor and is noted for its proximity to the islets of St. George and Our Lady of the Rocks.
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Place details
- Locality
- Perast
- Region
- Kotor
- Country
- Crna Gora / Црна Гора
- Population
- 551
- Timezone
- Europe/Podgorica
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Perast
- Settlement.native_name
- Пераст
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- cnr
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Perast 100.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Perast
- Settlement.image_seal
- Coat of arms of Perast.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Montenegro
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Montenegro
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Montenegro
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Demonym
- perastini
- Located in
- Kotor Municipality
- Population
- +349
- Elevation
- +6
- Image
- Widok na Perast z zachodu 01.JPG
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Perast () is a town in Coastal region of Montenegro. It is situated a few kilometres northwest of Kotor and is noted for its proximity to the islets of St. George and Our Lady of the Rocks.
==History== thumb|left|Painting of Perast by Jean-Baptiste-François Génillion, 1810 According to the presumptions of the archaeologists, the first settlements appeared in the area of Perast in the Neolithic; there are also monuments of the Illyrian, Roman, and early Christian periods. The city was founded by the Illyrians, named after one of the local tribes, Pirusti.