Gornja Ploča

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Gornja Ploča
Village
Gornja Ploča
Gornja Ploča
Gornja Ploča is located in Croatia
Gornja Ploča
Gornja Ploča
Coordinates: 44°26′39″N 15°39′52″E / 44.44417°N 15.66444°E / 44.44417; 15.66444
Country Croatia
RegionLika
County Lika-Senj
MunicipalityLovinac
Area
 • Total31.4 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Elevation
625 m (2,051 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total43
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
53244
Area code053
Traffic sign at the village entrance

Gornja Ploča is a village in the Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of Lovinac municipality.

Location[edit]

Gornja Ploča is placed between Gospić and Gračac. It is located 27 kilometers from Gospić, 8 kilometres from Lovinac, and 3.6 kilometers from the Zagreb-Split highway. Gornja Ploča is located on state road D522, that connects the highway with Udbina and Plitvice.

Population/Demographics[edit]

According to national census of 2001, population of the settlement is 22.

Year Population[3]
1857 1,163
1869 1,343
1880 1,287
1890 1,435
1900 1,555
1910 1,410
1921 1,452
1931 1,502
1948 996
1953 939
1961 924
1971 675
1981 494
1991 344
2001 22
2011 45[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "1857-2001 census by settlement". Central Bureau of Statistics (Croatia) (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-05-05.
  4. ^ "2011 census by settlement". Central Bureau of Statistics (Croatia) (in Croatian). 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

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