By Corey Sandler, Destination Consultant Silversea Cruises
Montenegro, of course, means Black Mountain.
And the region has had a version of that name for centuries, but not always in a Romance Language.
As far back at the 14th century, the hilly area was called Tsrna Gora (“Black Mountain.”)
Today its name is an adaptation of the Italian-Venetian translation to monte negro. Modern Italian would be monte nero.
Not that they speak Italian or Venetian anyhow.
The official language of Montenegro is Montenegrin, which is nearly the same as Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian. In some areas, Albanian is the local preference.
A KOTOR ALBUM
Photos by Corey Sandler
We were last here just over a week ago; see my blog entry for June 5 for more detail and photos.
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