Bar calendar: Historical milestones for August 22

The Bar calendar for August 22 highlights several historical milestones related to Montenegro and the region:

In 1362, Serbian Emperor Uroš Nemanjić issued a peace charter in Onogošt to regulate relations between Dubrovnik and Boka. In 1640, Ottoman forces captured Montenegrin Bishop Mardarij near the Morača river, leading to a local assembly to arrange his ransom. In 1750, Vasilije Petrović Njegoš was ordained as metropolitan in Belgrade.

Other notable events include Montenegro securing a loan from the Ottoman Bank in 1898, the arrival of Italian King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena in Bar via the yacht ‘Trinacria’ in 1910, and the 1979 sale of the motor ship ‘Piva’ to a Panamanian company.