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Željeznica (Montenegro)

Coordinates: 42°06′21″N 19°05′16″E / 42.1058°N 19.0878°E / 42.1058; 19.0878
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Željeznica
Map
Location
CountryMontenegro
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Adriatic Sea
 • coordinates
42°06′21″N 19°05′16″E / 42.1058°N 19.0878°E / 42.1058; 19.0878
Length19.5 km (12.1 mi)

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]

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