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Bjelopavlići (, ; also known as the Zeta River valley) is a strip of fertile lowland in Montenegro. It stretches along the Zeta river, being wider in river's lower end, down to the confluence with Morača river near Podgorica. The Bjelopavlići clan originates from this valley. Bjelopavlići was a tribal region part of the Hills (''Brda''), one of ''"the seven hills"'' (or ''"tribes"'') alongside Vasojevići, Piperi, Kuči, Bratonožići, Moračani and Rovčani. The region is situated around Danilovgrad. Zeta river valley has historically been densely populated, as fertile lowlands are rare in mountainous Montenegro. Confusingly, the other significant plain in Montenegro, Zeta plain has been named after Zeta river, although Zeta river itself does not flow through it. The Bjelopavlići plain provided a corridor for road and rail connection between two biggest Montenegrin cities, Podgorica and Nikšić. The largest settlement in the plain is the town of Danilovgrad which got name by Prince (Knjaz) Danilo Petrović. ==Early history== Bjelopavlići are first mentioned as Serbs in a Ragusan document dating to 1411, when they, together with the Malonšići, Ozrinići and Maznići, had looted a ship of the Republic of Ragusa (from Dubrovnik). The eponymous founder, ''Bijeli Pavle'' ("White Paul"), is said to have fled Metohija from the Ottomans, and settling in Luška župa (, later known as ''Zeta''). In 1496, the Ottomans conquered the greater part of Zeta and the surrounding area called "Hills" (Brda), which included the Vasojevići, Bjelopavlići, Piperi, Kuči, Bratonožići, Moračani and Rovčani. The tribe came under the Sanjak of Scutari. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bjelopavlići」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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