At the foot of the Lovćen mountain, located 670 meters above sea level in the karst field of the same name, lies the once-capital of Montenegro, Cetinje. With its many churches, museums, monasteries and embassies, the city is dubbed “Museum City”, and is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Montenegro. with its turbulent history of warfare and destruction, the city will lure all who look at it in with its unavoidable beauty and energy. Cetinje is the city of Montenegrin rulers, metropolitan bishops and kings, as well as the city of bravery and valiance, which is exactly what all Montenegrins are known for.
Cetinje is first mentioned in the year 1440, and it is Montenegrin ruler Ivan Crnojević who is credited as its founder. After losing the capital of Žabljak on the Shkodra Lake, Ivan Crnojević decided to move the capital to a less accessible spot for his enemies, choosing Cetinje as a result. Due to these events, Ivan Crnojević is considered the city’s father, while the city is known as the capital. Crnojević built a castle in Cetinje in 1482, which was followed by the Monastery of the Mother of God, which was later chosen to be the seat of the Zeta Metropolitanate.
