Pločica
| Pločica Плочица | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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The Orthodox Church | |
  Pločica Location of Pločica within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 44°43′07″N 20°53′02″E / 44.71861°N 20.88389°ECoordinates: 44°43′07″N 20°53′02″E / 44.71861°N 20.88389°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Pločica | 2,044 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 26229 |
| Area code(s) | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | KO |
Pločica (Serbian Cyrillic: Плочица) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovin municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (94.32%) and a population of 2,044 (2002 census).
Name
In Serbian the village is known as Pločica (Плочица), in Hungarian as Kevepallós, in German as Ploschitz or Blauschütz, and in Romanian as Plocița.
History
The area was originally settled by Serbs in the end of the 17th century and later by the German colonists in the end of the 18th century. In 1910, village had Serb majority and sizable Danube Swabian minority. Until the Second World War, 1,300 Danube Swabians lived in Pločica.[1]
Historical population
- 1948: 2,364
- 1953: 2,702
- 1961: 2,371
- 1971: 2,146
- 1981: 2,100
- 1991: 2,013
Ethnic groups
| Year | Total | Serbs | Yugoslavs | Hungarians | Montenegrins | Macedonians | Germans | Romanians | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,013 | 91.85% | 2.83% | 1.29% | 1.19% | 0.89% | 0.49% | 0.49% | 0.26% |
| 2002 | 2,044 | 94.32% | 0.44% | 2.1% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 1.98% |
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
See also
A house in Pločica.
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