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Plav ( sr-cyr, Плав) 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 ...
'') at the location of the modern town of
Plav, Montenegro Plav ( Serbian: Плав; ; Bosnian : Plav; ) is a town located in the Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along the Lim River, which originates from nearby Lake Plav, a glacial lake at the foot of the Prokletije mountains. It has a popu ...
, in the area around the
Lake Plav Lake Plav (; ) is a lake in Plav municipality, in northeastern Montenegro.Jezera i rijeke
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, where there are still ruins of the old fortified city. Its oldest mentions are from 1282 to 1298 and in 1330, when it was 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 ...
. For some time it was ruled by Serbian
Queen Helen of Anjou Saint Helen of Serbia (; – 8 February 1314) was the queen consort of the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval), Serbian Kingdom, as the spouse of King Stefan Uroš I, who ruled from 1243 to 1276. Their sons were later Serbian kings Stefan Dragutin (12 ...
( 1245–1309).


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Medieval history of Montenegro Subdivisions of Serbia in the Middle Ages Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) Plav, Montenegro Historical regions in Montenegro {{Montenegro-geo-stub