The 1979 Earthquake that shook things up
by budapest8
The 1979 Montenegro earthquake referred to by locals in Ulcinj as "the catastrophe'
was the most devastating earthquake on the territory of present-day Montenegro,
then part of Communist Yugoslavia.
The Earthquake
The earthquake, which measured 7.0 on the Richter scale and IX on
the Mercalli intensity scale, occurred on April 15, 1979 at 07:19 local time,
fifteen kilometers from the Montenegrin coast between Bar and Ulcinj.
The tremor lasted for ten seconds and was mostly felt along the Montenegrin
and Albanian coastline.
Ulcinj's Old Town, another Montenegrin Cultural Heritage Site,
was almost totally devastated. The centuries old Balšić Tower
in Ulcinj nearly collapsed as a result of the earthquake.
See the link here for an official site where you can see just
how bad it was
Strong-Motion Records of Earthquakes in 1979
http://www.webcitation.org/5kNGG75BC
SORRY Can't find the VTML help link to make this a link
Panoramic on the bay
by JLBG
This is not another photo as actually, I have put together the two previous ones as I felt it allowed better to understand how the city of Ulcinj lies between two capes Punta e Nuradinit, with the old city and Suka, from where this picture was taken.
Namazdah mosque
by JLBG
Namazdah mosque stands in the upper part of Ulaz 26 Novembar, almost on Bulevar Marsala Tita, at the junction with the newest part of Ulcinj/Ulqin. Besides its name, I have been unable to find any information on this mosque. After a lot of research, I have finally found that it was built in 1828 by Sulejman Mujali.
I have also found that the Main Mosque was built in 1728 and the Mountain Mosque in 1783 but have not identified them ! Next time !
Aurorae wrote me that the Main Mosque was actually Namazdeh Mosque. Thank you Jelena !
Quiet bathing ?
by JLBG
For those who want to bathe in a quieter place than the crowded city "small beach" (mala plaža) and that do not want to go to the "large beach" (velika plaža), outside (south) to the city can go on the steep slopes of Suka peninsula (Cap Ratislava).
Pirate Base!
by pure1942
Historically, Ulcinj had a tradition as a North African pirate base and slave trade centre. Between 1571 and 1878. A small group of North African and Maltese corsairs were the first group to sail the seas around this part of the Adriatic but many soon followed including Turks and Albanians. For 300 years the pirates used small galleons to attack and capture merchant ships and trade vessels and a development of a slave trade soon followed. This infamous chapter of Ulcinj’s history can be investigated more at the small Stari Grad museum and there is evidence detailing that a lot of houses in the Stari Grad were used a slave houses. The famous Spanish author of Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes is reputed to have been imprisoned in one of these houses!
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Ulcinj - Mala Plaza
Pizza Prociutto
Ulcinj Stari Grad 2010
Mala Plaza Ulcinj, after the sun leaves
