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Prčanj Прчањ
POP 1130
Heading north along the bay from Kotor to Prčanj, the road narrows to a single lane des-
pite it being two-way, which makes for lots of fun and plenty of honking when a bus
meets a truck coming in the opposite direction. After passing through the village of Muo
you'll arrive at Prčanj, 5km from Kotor. This formerly prosperous maritime town has lots
of old stone buildings, a couple of restaurants, a bakery, a minimarket, a post office and
Catholic churches that come in a choice of small, medium and XXL.
Sights
Church of the Birth of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
(Crkva Rođenja Blažene Djevice Marije; 7-9pm Mon-Sat, 9-11am Sun)
Even the name of this whop-
ping church is outsized. It's said to be the biggest religious building on the Adriatic coast
and it certainly dominates this little town in a God-is-watching-you kind of way. It was
begun in 1789 but not completed until 1908. At that time, Catholics were in the majority
in Prčanj. Now they comprise only 21% of the population.
A grand stairway leads up to a terrace offering commanding views of the bay, enjoyed
by the slightly bug-eyed statues of St Peter and St Paul standing sentinel on the church's
baroque facade. Inside is an interesting array of sculpture and a skeleton displayed in a
glass coffin.
CHURCH
St Nicholas' Church
(Crkva Sv Nikole)
Built in the baroque style in 1735, this medium-sized church has a Francis-
can monastery attached, although the last monks left in 1908. The church was badly dam-
aged in the 1979 earthquake but wasn't fully restored until 2011. It contains a grand
Venetian-built high altar containing an oil painting of St Nicholas flanked by wooden
carvings of St Peter and St Paul.
CHURCH
St John the Baptist's Church
CHURCH
