Pleternica is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia, 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Požega, in the Požega Valley (Požeška kotlina). The population of the municipality is 9,138, with 2,895 in Pleternica itself (2021).[3]
Pleternica | |
|---|---|
 Pleternica main street | |
  Pleternica Location of Pleternica in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′N 17°49′E / 45.29°N 17.81°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Slavonia (Požega Valley) |
| County |  Požega-Slavonia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonija Jozić (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| 206.6 km2 (79.8 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| 9,138 | |
| • Density | 44.23/km2 (114.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,895 |
| • Urban density | 224/km2 (581/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| Website | pleternica |
Pleternica is located at the confluence of the river Londža into the Orljava river, at the foot of the mountain Požeška Gora; elevation 153 m (502 ft).
Settlements
editAs of 2011, the municipality consists of 38 settlements:[3][needs update]
- Ašikovci, population 91
- Bilice, population 188
- Blacko, population 226
- Brđani, population 49
- Bresnica, population 218
- Brodski Drenovac, population 686
- Bučje, population 318
- Buk, population 192
- Bzenica, population 96
- Ćosinac, population 54
- Frkljevci, population 345
- Gradac, population 937
- Kadanovci, population 213
- Kalinić, population 59
- Knežci, population 61
- Komorica, population 188
- Kuzmica, population 454
- Lakušija, population 78
- Mali Bilač, population 21
- Mihaljevići, population 2
- Novoselci, population 195
- Pleternica, population 3,418
- Pleternički Mihaljevci, population 15
- Poloje, population 87
- Požeška Koprivnica, population 246
- Ratkovica, population 224
- Resnik, population 307
- Sesvete, population 128
- Srednje Selo, population 285
- Sulkovci, population 537
- Svilna, population 139
- Trapari, population 178
- Tulnik, population 22
- Vesela, population 159
- Viškovci, population 234
- Vrčin Dol, population 2
- Zagrađe, population 492
- Zarilac, population 176
Town of Pleternica: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 5930 | 6188 | 6245 | 8037 | 9011 | 10663 | 10845 | 11625 | 11731 | 12195 | 12953 | 13705 | 13393 | 13119 | 12883 | 11323 | 9138 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
See also
edit- Pleter 91 submachine gun was named after this town.
References
edit- ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Pleternica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
Bibliography
editBiology
edit- Šašić, Martina; Nahirnić, Ana; Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2016-12-31). "Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) in the Lepidoptera collections of the Croatian Natural History Museum". Natura Croatica: Periodicum Musei Historiae Naturalis Croatici. 25 (2): 233–248. doi:10.20302/NC.2016.25.19. eISSN 1848-7386.
45°17′N 17°48′E / 45.283°N 17.800°E
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