The Memory of the World Register Nominated Documentary Heritage

Yugoslavia  Historical Archives of Kotor    During the 16th through the 18th centuries, the coastal settlements of Boka Kotorska (especially Perast, Dobrota and Prcanj) with a few hundred of small sailing-ships are actively involved in liberating the Mediterranean and the Adriatic area from pirate devastation. The documents, in the official Venetian style, provide descriptions of various battles against pirates and witness the impact on world history of the struggle against piracy.

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Properties in Yugoslavia included in the World Heritage List

1979 Natural and Culturo-Historic Region of Kotor
1979 Stari Ras and Sopocani Monastery
1980 Durmitor National Park
1988 Studenica Monastery