Željeznica (Montenegro)

The Željeznica (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељезница) is a river in Bar municipality of Montenegro. In Šušanj it flows into Adriatic sea. It is a perennial river which has tributaries from mountains Small Rumija and Sutorman.[1] When Montenegrin army captured Bar from the Ottoman Empire in 1878 the Berlin Congress set the border between Austria-Hungary and Kingdom of Montenegro at the river Željeznica.[2]

Željeznica
Location
CountryMontenegro
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Adriatic Sea
 • coordinates
42.1058°N 19.0878°E / 42.1058; 19.0878
Length19.5 km (12.1 mi)
  • Mouth of the river
    Mouth of the river
  • Bridge across the mouth
    Bridge across the mouth

Notes
  1. Stojović, Borislav (2011). Toponimi u barskoj opštini (PDF). Matica Crnogorska.
  2. Milović, Željko. Pristan-počeci.


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