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Bjelopavlići plain


Coordinates: 42°39′N 19°01′E / 42.650°N 19.017°E / 42.650; 19.017 Bjelopavlići (pronounced [bjɛlɔ̌paːv̞lit͡ɕi], Serbian Cyrillic: Бјелопавлићи; also known as the Zeta River valley) is a strip of fertile lowland in Montenegro. It stretches along the Zeta river, being wider in river's lower end, down to the confluence with Morača river near Podgorica. The Bjelopavlići clan originates from this valley. Bjelopavlići was a tribal region part of the Hills (Brda), one of "the seven hills" (or "tribes") alongside Vasojevići, Piperi, Kuči, Bratonožići, Moračani and Rovčani. The region is situated around Danilovgrad.

Zeta river valley has historically been densely populated, as fertile lowlands are rare in mountainous Montenegro.

Confusingly, the other significant plain in Montenegro, Zeta plain has been named after Zeta river, although Zeta river itself does not flow through it.


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