▁of ▁them ▁coming ▁by ▁cru ise ▁ship . ▁Vis itors ▁are ▁attract ed ▁by ▁the ▁natural ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Kot or ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁old ▁town ▁of ▁Kot or . ▁Kot or ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁dub bed ▁the ▁Natural ▁and ▁Cult uro - H istor ical ▁Region ▁of ▁Kot or . ▁ ▁The ▁fort ified ▁city ▁of ▁Kot or ▁was ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁UN ES CO ' s ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁list ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Ven et ian ▁Works ▁of ▁Def ence ▁between ▁ 1 5 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁centuries : ▁Stato ▁da ▁Terra ▁– ▁western ▁Stato ▁da ▁Mar ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁exact ▁time ▁of ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁settlement ▁is ▁not ▁known . ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁sources , ▁the ▁oldest ▁settled ▁area ▁dates ▁two ▁mill enn ia ▁back , ▁and ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁word ▁De k ater a ▁( from ▁the ▁old ▁Greek ▁words ▁" De ka ▁+ ▁Th ira " ▁meaning ▁" T en " ▁+ ▁" G ate ", ▁probably ▁from ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁gates ▁of ▁the ▁fort ification ). ▁ ▁Roman ▁era ▁The ▁town , ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 6 8   BC , ▁was ▁settled ▁during ▁An cient ▁Roman ▁times , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Ac ru vi um , ▁As cri vi um , ▁or ▁As c ru vi um ▁() ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁province ▁of ▁Dal mat ia .