The conference will be held from 12th to 16th September 2022 in Budva, Montenegro,
organized by Faculty of mechanical engineering, University of Zenica.

Budva is a Montenegrin town on the Adriatic Sea. It has 19,218 inhabitants, and it is the centre
of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva riviera, is the center of
Montenegrin tourism, known for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches and
diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on
the Adriatic coast. Extensive archaeological evidence places Budva among the oldest urban
settlements of the Adriatic coast. Substantial documentary evidence provides historical references
dating back to the 5th century BC. A legend recounts that Bouthoe (Βουθόη - Bouthoē)
was founded by Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, Greece, when exiled out of Thebes, finding a
shelter in this place for him and his wife, goddess Harmonia.
The Old Town of Budva is situated
on a rocky peninsula, on the southern end of Budva field. Archaeological evidence suggests
that Illyrian settlement was formed on the site of the Old Town before Greek colonization of
the Adriatic. While the site was permanently settled since Roman era, most of existing city
walls and buildings were erected during the Venetian rules. This city has been known as a
tourist destination for a long time - the first tourists arrived here again. 1923. years, and today
Budva is often called the metropolis of tourism; because it is the most visited destination
in Montenegro and one of the most visited in the Adriatic. What attracts people and brings
them to Budva is first and foremost something that nature has given to this area, and it has
given it the unique beauty of the sun, sea and a string of pearl beaches at the foot of gigantic
mountains.
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