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Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor

Montenegro
Factors affecting the property in 1995*
  • Earthquake
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Earthquake in 1979

International Assistance: requests for the property until 1995
Requests approved: 2 (from 1979-1982)
Total amount approved : 70,000 USD
1982 Equipment for the Institute for the Protection of ... (Approved)   50,000 USD
1979 Emergency assistance for the natural and ... (Approved)   20,000 USD
Missions to the property until 1995**
Information presented to the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee in 1995

The Natural and Culturo-historical Region of Kotor was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1979 after an earthquake caused severe damage to the site. No recent information is available on its state of conservation.

Action Required

The Bureau requests ICOMOS to examine the conditions of the Natural and Culturo-historical Region of Kotor and to present a comprehensive report to the World Heritage Committee at its nineteenth session, together with a recommendation if this site should be retained on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 1995

The Natural and Culturo-historical Region of Kotor was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1979 after an earthquake caused severe damage to the site. No recent information is available on its state of conservation.

Summary of the interventions
This report was not discussed during the World Heritage Committee session.
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 1995

No draft decision

Report year: 1995
Montenegro
Date of Inscription: 1979
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Danger List (dates): 1979-2003
Exports

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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