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Herceg_Novi!!!

There are cities much older than Herceg-Novi.

There are more beautiful and luxurious locations.

There are cities that we might long for, as something clandestine, unattainable, unreachable...

However, there is no city so easy to belong to as HERCEG NOVI !

At the entrance, of one of the most beautiful bays in the world, of Boka Kotorska and the foot of the slopes of Orjen (1892m) town of Herceg Novi is strategically located.

City of Herceg Novi is the administrative, cultural, and economic center for the county of Herceg Novi. County covers an area of 235 sq km and is inhabited by 42.000 inhabitants.

County of Herceg Novi extends between the Debeli Brijeg, border crossing with Croatia, and Verige, the narrowest passage in the bay of Boka Kotorska. City of Herceg Novi has 20.000 inhabitants.

The exact geographical coordinates for the city of Herceg Novi: lat. N. 42 27; long E. 18 33. Just a few of the stunning topographic features are:

• mountain Orjen (1.895m) with distinguished skiing facilities

• littoral spurs Dobrostica (1.570M) and Radostak (1.441m)

• Obosnik (586m) the highest peak on peninsula Lustica

Average depth of the water in the bay is 27,8 m, maximum depth is 61m.

Since 1997 bay of Boka Kotorska has officially joined the Association of 28 most beautiful bays in the world.