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Plužine

Coordinates: 43°09′N 18°50′E / 43.15°N 18.83°E / 43.15; 18.83
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Plužine
Плужине
Flag of Plužine
Coat of arms of Plužine
Plužine is located in Montenegro
Plužine
Plužine
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 43°09′N 18°50′E / 43.15°N 18.83°E / 43.15; 18.83
Country Montenegro
RegionNorthern Montenegro
Municipality Plužine
Founded14th century
Settlements43
Government
 • MayorSlobodan Delić (SNP)
Area
 • Town and municipality854 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,102 Decrease
 • Rural
1,099 Decrease
 • Municipality
2,232 Decrease
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
81435
Area code+382 40
ISO 3166-2 codeME-15
Car plates
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.pluzine.me

Plužine (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Плужине, pronounced [plûʒinɛ]) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. In 2023 it had a population of 1,102.[1]

Location

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The municipality of Plužine is the seventh municipality in Montenegro in terms of area. The municipality is located in the north-west of Montenegro, along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The town is located near the Piva lake (Pivsko) in the northwestern mountainous region of Montenegro, close to the Durmitor National Park area. Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine Municipality and also the unofficial centre of the Piva region, named after the Piva River and the historical tribe of Piva (Pivljani).

Population

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Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine municipality, which in 2023 had a population of 2,232. The town of Plužine itself had 1,102 citizens.

History

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Historically, it is the region of Old Herzegovina and is located in the central parts of Old Herzegovina. It was annexed by Montenegro after the Berlin Congress in 1878. [2]

Historical population

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Population of the Town of Plužine:

  • 1981 - 730
  • 1991 - 1,453
  • 2003 - 1,494
  • 2011 - 1,341
  • 2023 - 1,102

Ethnic composition

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Ethnic groups (1991 census):

  • Montenegrins (91.61%)
  • Serbs (6.63%)

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

Ethnic groups (2011 census):

International relations

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Twin towns — Sister cities

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Plužine is twinned with:[3]

Transport

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The town is close to the border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzegovina region) for the town of Gacko and Foča.

Plužine is located on a road connecting central Montenegrin cities Podgorica and Nikšić with central Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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References

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  1. ^ "Preliminary results of the 2023 Census of Population, Households, and Dwellings". Monstat. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Основне информације". Opština Plužine - Zvanična WEB stranica (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  3. ^ "Bratimljenje" (PDF). database.uom.me (in Montenegrin). Zajednica opština Crne Gore. January 2013. p. 33. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  4. ^ "Bratski i partnerski gradovi i opštine". kraljevo.rs (in Serbian). Kraljevo. Retrieved 2020-01-07.