Zeta

Zeta province (banovina)

Zeta River, Montenegro

Zeta was a province (banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. 2. Zeta was a medieval region in southern parts of modern Montenegro and some northern parts of Albania. 3. Zeta was a medieval principality, from the middle of the 14th up to the end of the 15th century. 4. Zeta is a plain in Montenegro. 5. Zeta is a river in Montenegro.

Variants

• Zeta Banovina
• Zeta River

Origin

The name "Zeta" derives from an early root meaning "harvest" or "grain" (modern words žetva and žito).

Zeta Banovina

Zeta Banovina, a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. The Zeta Banovina (Serbo-Croatian: Zetska banovina / Зетска бановина), was a province (banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of all of present-day Montenegro as well as adjacent parts of Central Serbia, Croatia, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was named after the Zeta River which also gave its name to the medieval state of Zeta that roughly corresponds to modern-day Montenegro. The capital of Banovina was Cetinje.

Zeta River

Zeta River, a river in Montenegro. The Zeta (Serbian Cyrillic: Зета, pronounced [zêta]) is a river in Montenegro. Its source is under the mountain of Vojnik. The river flows eastwards for 65 km until it empties into the river Morača just north of Podgorica. Its drainage basin area is 1,597 km2 .

Zeta Region

Zeta (medieval region), a medieval region in southern parts of modern Montenegro and some northern parts of Albania.

Zeta (crown land)

Zeta (crown land), a part of the medieval Serbian state, from the end of the 12th to the middle of the 14th century. Zeta (Serbian Cyrillic: Зета) as a crown land was a medieval region and province of the Serbian state (Principality, Kingdom, and Empire) of the Nemanjić dynasty, from the end of the 12th century, up to the middle of the 14th century. During that period, regional administration in Zeta was often bestowed to various members of the ruling dynasty, who administered the region as a crown land.

Zeta Principality

Zeta Principality, a medieval principality, from the middle of the 14th up to the end of the 15th century. The Principality of Zeta (Serbian: Кнежевина Зета, romanized: Kneževina Zeta) is a historiographical name for a late medieval principality located in the southern parts of modern Montenegro and northern parts of modern Albania, around the Lake of Skadar. It was ruled by the families of Balšić, Lazarević, Branković and Crnojević in succession from the second half of the 14th century until Ottoman conquest at the very end of the 15th century. Previously, the same region of Zeta was a Serbian crown land, that had become self-governing after the fall of the Serbian Empire, when the Balšić family created a regional principality, sometime after 1360.

Zeta Plain

Zeta Plain, a plain in Montenegro. The Zeta Plain (Montenegrin: Зетска равница, romanized: Zetska ravnica, pronounced [zɛ̂ta]) is a fertile lowland in Montenegro. It stretches from Podgorica in the north to the Skadar Lake in the south. It is the biggest plains area in Montenegro, with an average elevation around 40 m (130 ft) above sea level.

The name "Zeta" derives from an early root meaning "harvest" or "grain" (modern words žetva and žito). Confusingly, Zeta River flows not through the Zeta Plain but through another significant valley in Montenegro, Bjelopavlići.

Zeta Plain is one of the most densely populated areas in Montenegro. Golubovci, the capital of Golubovci urban municipality, which encompasses most of the plain, is the largest settlement. The vineyards of Plantaže, a Montenegrin quality wine producer, are situated in the plain, which is ideal for growing Mediterranean fruits and vegetables.

Zeta Plain is the site of the Podgorica Airport, as well as the Podgorica Aluminium Plant which is considered to be the worst pollutant of the plain.

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