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Endangered Mediterranean Mountain Heritage—Case Study of katuns at the Kuči Mountain in Montenegro

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  • Ivan Laković

    (Historical Institute, University of Montenegro, 81000 Pogorica, Montenegro)

  • Aleksandra Kapetanović

    (NGO “Expeditio”, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro)

  • Olga Pelcer-Vujačić

    (Historical Institute, University of Montenegro, 81000 Pogorica, Montenegro)

  • Tatjana Koprivica

    (Historical Institute, University of Montenegro, 81000 Pogorica, Montenegro)

Abstract

The study gives an insight into the domain of seasonal mountain settlements for summer cattle grazing ( katuns ), characteristic for the mountainous areas in the Mediterranean basin. The area of the Kuči Mountain in Montenegro was chosen for the case study. The area contains numerous characteristics exemplary for the topic—193 katuns with more than 2900 belonging housing and subsidiary objects. The presented results originate from the 3-year-long investigations, where the data obtained from archival documents were combined with those acquired through intensive field work and visits to each and every katun determined and documented within the area. The density of these settlements, as well as their architectural and constructional characteristics, show the high level of importance they had for the local population up until the last third of 20th century. Currently, changed sociodemographic trends rendered their intensive traditional use obsolete, but used building techniques, their internal organization and organic connection to the surrounding mountain landscape, have nominated them for important part of region’s historical heritage.

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  • Ivan Laković & Aleksandra Kapetanović & Olga Pelcer-Vujačić & Tatjana Koprivica, 2020. "Endangered Mediterranean Mountain Heritage—Case Study of katuns at the Kuči Mountain in Montenegro," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-26, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:9:y:2020:i:8:p:248-:d:390683
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    1. Cosimo A. Picuno & Ivan Laković & Demetrios Roubis & Pietro Picuno & Aleksandra Kapetanović, 2017. "Analysis of the Characteristics of Traditional Rural Constructions for Animal Corrals in the Adriatic-Ionian Area," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-15, August.
    2. Francesco Carrer & Diego E. Angelucci, 2018. "Continuity and discontinuity in the history of upland pastoral landscapes: the case study of Val Molinac and Val Poré (Val di Sole, Trentino, Eastern Italian Alps)," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(6), pages 862-877, August.
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    1. Robert A. Marchant & Aida Cuni-Sanchez, 2022. "Special Issue Editorial: Mountains under Pressure," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-5, August.

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