Plužine

Plužine (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Плужине, pronounced [plûʒinɛ]) is a town in northwestern Montenegro. In 2011 it has a population of 1,341.[1][2]

Plužine
Плужине
Town and municipality
Flag of Plužine
Flag
Coat of arms of Plužine
Coat of arms
Plužine is located in Montenegro
Plužine
Plužine
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 43.15°N 18.83°E / 43.15; 18.83
Country Montenegro
Municipality Plužine
Founded14th century
Settlements43
Government
 • MayorMijuško Bajagić, SNP
Area
 • Town and municipality854 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,341
 • Rural
1,905
 • Municipality
3,235
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
81435
Area code+382 40
ISO 3166-2 codeME-15
Car platesPŽ
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.pluzine.me

Location

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

Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 3,235. The town of Plužine itself has 1,341 citizens.

Historical population

Population of the Town of Plužine:

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

Ethnic composition

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

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

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

Ethnic groups (2011 census):

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Montenegro

Twin towns — Sister cities

Plužine is twinned with:[3]

Transport

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.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plužine.
  1. O Plužinama, pluzine.me
  2. Plužine, Durmitor NP
  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.
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