Couple words about 黑山

Day 2,231, 05:14 • Published in Republic of China (Taiwan) Republic of China (Taiwan) • by Soumalainen

Dear citizens of eTaiwan,

First, I must say thank you for you support and hospitality. I am really impressed how everyone positively reacted on my previous article! Thank you for that!

Now, I will write a little bit of real Montenegro and try to explain the name of my country, which I've noticed that was the most interesting thing to discuss on my last article. 🙂

Montenegro (Crna Gora / Црна Гора meaning "Black Mountain") is a country in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the south-east. Its capital and largest city is Podgorica, while Cetinje is designated as the Prijestonica, meaning the former Royal Capital City.

Cetinje



Etymology of the word Montenegro

The country's name in most Western European languages reflects an adaptation of the Italian-Venetian calque monte negro (modern Italian would be monte nero), meaning "black mountain", which probably dates back to the era of Venetian hegemony over the area in the Middle Ages. Other languages, particularly nearby ones, use their own direct translation of the term "black mountain".

Some basic information about Montenegro

Montenegro's total area is 13812 km2 and it has 625,266 citizens. Most of it's citizens are Montenegrins (44,98😵, then Serbs (28,73😵, Bosniaks (8,65😵, Albanians (4.91😵 , Muslims (3,31😵, Croats (0,97😵 and others (8,45😵. The data is from 2011.

On the next two photos you can see a flag of Montenegro and it's coat of arms.


(Flag of Montenegro)

(Coat of arms)

The capital city of Montenegro is Podgorica, which has 186 000 citizens and area of 1.441 km2. On the next photo, you can see one part of our capital.



The mountains of Montenegro include some of the most rugged terrain in Europe, averaging more than 2,000 metres in elevation. One of the country's notable peaks is Bobotov Kuk in the Durmitor mountains, which reaches a height of 2,522 metres (8,274 ft).

Interesting details:

Longest beach: Velika Plaža, Ulcinj — 13,000 m (8.1 mi)
Highest peak: Zla Kolata, Prokletije at 2,534 m
Largest lake: Skadar Lake — 391 km2 (151 sq mi) of surface area
Deepest canyon: Tara River Canyon — 1,300 m (4,300 ft) - after Colorado Canyon in USA, Tara Canyon is the most highest one in the world
Biggest bay: Bay of Kotor
National parks: Durmitor — 390 km2 (150 sq mi), Lovćen — 64 km2 (25 sq mi), Biogradska Gora — 54 km2 (21 sq mi), Skadar Lake — 400 km2 (154 sq mi)
UNESCO World Heritage sites: Durmitor and Tara River Canyon, old city of Kotor.

(Crno jezero - Black Lake on Durmitor mountain)

For more photos of one of the smallest European countries, please visit Power of Nature:



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'Till the next time,

Soumalainen
Ambassador of eMontenegro in eRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of eMontenegro

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