v rt ko ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 1 , ▁Kot or ▁became ▁fully ▁independent , ▁until ▁the ▁administration , ▁w ary ▁of ▁the ▁lo oming ▁Ott oman ▁danger , ▁asked ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁for ▁protection . ▁The ▁city ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁su zer ain ty ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 0 . ▁ ▁Ven et ian ▁and ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ven et ian ▁Alban ia ▁ ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁Ven et ian ▁Republic ▁from ▁ 1 4 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁bes ie ged ▁by ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 6 5 7 . ▁ ▁Four ▁centuries ▁of ▁Ven et ian ▁dom ination ▁have ▁given ▁the ▁city ▁the ▁typical ▁Ven et ian ▁architecture , ▁that ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁make ▁Kot or ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁world ▁her itage ▁site . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 4 th - ▁and ▁ 1 5 th ▁centuries , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁sett lers ▁from ▁the ▁ob last s ▁of ▁Tre bin je ▁( the ▁region ▁around ▁for ts ▁K lob uk ▁L eden ica ▁and ▁Rud ina ) ▁and ▁the ▁Hum ▁lands ▁( G ack o ▁and ▁D ab ar ) ▁to ▁Kot or . ▁The ▁Italian ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁C à tt aro . ▁Under ▁Ven et ian ▁rule , ▁Kot or ▁was ▁bes ie ged ▁by ▁the ▁Ott