Perast
Perast () is a town in Coastal region of Montenegro. It is situated a few kilometres northwest of Kotor and is noted for its proximity to the islets of St. George and Our Lady of the Rocks.
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- Locality
- Perast
- Region
- Kotor
- Country
- Crna Gora / Црна Гора
- Population
- 551
- Timezone
- Europe/Podgorica
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Perast () is a town in Coastal region of Montenegro. It is situated a few kilometres northwest of Kotor and is noted for its proximity to the islets of St. George and Our Lady of the Rocks.
==History== thumb|left|Painting of Perast by Jean-Baptiste-François Génillion, 1810 According to the presumptions of the archaeologists, the first settlements appeared in the area of Perast in the Neolithic; there are also monuments of the Illyrian, Roman, and early Christian periods. The city was founded by the Illyrians, named after one of the local tribes, Pirusti.
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