Željeznica (Montenegro)

Željeznica
Mouth Adriatic sea
Basin countries Montenegro
Length 19.5 km (12.1 mi)

Željeznica 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. Matica Crnogorska.
  2. Milović, Željko. Pristan-počeci.