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Zatrijebač


Coordinates: 42°26′N 19°27′E / 42.433°N 19.450°E / 42.433; 19.450 Triepshi (Albanian: Triesh) (Montenegrin: Zatrijebač) is a tribal region in Montenegro above the right northern bank of the Cem river near the Albanian border.

Triepshi was first mentioned in 1485 in an Ottoman register of the Sanjak of Scutari. Triepshi is remembered for its resistance to Ottoman incursions in the region, in particular in 1717 when they killed 62 Ottoman soldiers. Ottoman forces are said to have after this disaster left the region until 1862. At this time the Triepshi had good relations with Kuči tribe and the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty, the rulers of Montenegro. The tribesmen often went to Cetinje to bring the heads of Ottomans that they have cut off in battles, and so to receive compensation and presents.

Tripesh was annexed to Montenegro in 1878 at a time of the Congress of Berlin, but the border remaind vague for quite a while. Some of the Triepshi fled to Ottoman Albania whereas some stayed in Montenegro.


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