Ulcinj (Montenegrin: Ulcinj, Улцињ, Albanian: Ulqin or Ulqini, Italian: Dulcigno, Turkish: Ülgün, Greek: Ολοκαίνιον, Olokénion) is a coastal town and municipality in Montenegro. The town of Ulcinj has a population of 10,828 (2003 census) and is the centre of Ulcinj municipality. This southernmost municipality of Montenegro has a population of 20,290.
The wider area of Ulcinj has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. Illyrian tombs (tumuli) found i...
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Ulcinj (Montenegrin: Ulcinj, Улцињ, Albanian: Ulqin or Ulqini, Italian: Dulcigno, Turkish: Ülgün, Greek: Ολοκαίνιον, Olokénion) is a coastal town and municipality in Montenegro. The town of Ulcinj has a population of 10,828 (2003 census) and is the centre of Ulcinj municipality. This southernmost municipality of Montenegro has a population of 20,290.
The wider area of Ulcinj has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. Illyrian tombs (tumuli) found in the village of Zogaj, in the vicinity of Ulcinj, date back to the Bronze Age.
The town is believed to have been founded in the 5th century BC by colonists from Colchis. The Colchian colonization is mentioned in the 3rd century BC, in a poem by Apollonius of Rhodos.
Illyrians lived in the region at the time, and under Greek influence built immense so-called Cyclopean Walls. In 163 BC, the Romans captured Colchinium from the Illyrian tribe of Olciniates and renamed the town Olcinium (aka Ulcinium) after the tribe. Under Roman rule the town...
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