Risan

Risan
Рисан
Town
Risan is located in Montenegro
Risan
Risan
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°30′53″N 18°41′42″E / 42.51472°N 18.69500°E / 42.51472; 18.69500
CountryMontenegro
RegionCoastal
MunicipalityKotor
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,034
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code032
Vehicle registrationKO
Part ofNatural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
CriteriaCultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Reference125ter
Inscription1979 (3rd Session)
Extensions2012, 2015

Risan (Montenegrin: Рисан, pronounced [rîsan]) is a town in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. It traces its origins to the ancient settlement of Rhizon, the oldest settlement in the Bay of Kotor.

Lying in the innermost portion of the bay, the settlement was protected from the interior by inaccessible limestone cliffs of the Orjen mountain which are the highest range of eastern Adriatic, and through several following narrow straits in the Bay of Kotor from the open sea.

While the Krivošije karst plateau that hangs steep above the narrow shores of Risan bay receives over 5000 mm rain annually (European record), several strong karst springs that form a short brook collect in the narrow cultivable belt at Risan.