Onogošt ( sr-cyr, Оногошт) was a medieval county (''

župa A župa, or zhupa, is a historical type of administrative division in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that originated in medieval South Slavs, South Slavic culture, commonly translated as "county" or "parish". It was mentioned for the first t ...

'') part of the

Kingdom of Serbia The Kingdom of Serbia was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Principality was ruled by the Obrenović dynast ...

, corresponding to the Nikšić field (''Nikšićko polje''). The most important remains of a medieval fortified town (''grad'') in the area is the Bedem fortress. Some derive the Latin name ''Anagastum'' from Gothic. It was mentioned in the ''

Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja The ''Chronicle of the Priest of Dioclea or Duklja'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Ljetopis popa Dukljanina, Љетопис попа Дукљанина; ) is the usual name given to a medieval chronicle written in two versions between 1295 and 1301 by an eccles ...

'' (ca. 1300–10) as one of the counties part of Podgorje. With the Ottoman conquest, the county was transformed into the Nikšić tribe and ''nahiya''.

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