Pljevlja
Town and municipality in Northern Montenegro, Montenegro / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pljevlja[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] (Montenegrin: Пљевља,[lower-alpha 4] pronounced [pʎêʋʎa]) is a town and the center of Pljevlja Municipality located in Montenegro in the northern region. The town lies at an altitude of 770 m (2,530 ft). In the Middle Ages, Pljevlja had been a crossroad of the important commercial roads and cultural streams, with important roads connecting the littoral with the Balkan interior. In 2023, the municipality of Pljevlja had a population of 24,542, while the city itself had a population of 16,419. The municipality borders those of Žabljak, Bijelo Polje and Mojkovac in Montenegro, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west and Serbia to the northeast. With a total area of 1,346 km2 (520 sq mi), it is the third largest municipality in Montenegro.[1]
Pljevlja
Пљевља | |
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Town and municipality | |
Grad Pljevlja Town of Pljevlja | |
Coordinates: 43.356667°N 19.358333°E / 43.356667; 19.358333 43°21′24″N 19°21′30″E | |
Country | Montenegro |
Region | Northern Montenegro |
Municipality | Pljevlja |
Founded | Between the 6th and 7th centuries |
Settlements | 153 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Assembly |
• Mayor | Dario Vraneš (NSD) |
• Assembly President | Jovana Tošić (DCG) |
• Ruling coalition | DF–DCG–ES–SNP–URA |
Area | |
• Town and municipality | 1,346 km2 (520 sq mi) |
Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
Population (2023 census) | |
• Rank | 9th in Montenegro |
• Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
• Urban | 16,419 |
• Rural | 8,123 |
• Municipality | 24,542 |
Demonym(s) | Pljevljan(s) (en) Pljevljak(cnr, male) Pljevljanka (cnr, female) |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84210 |
Area code | +382 52 |
ISO 3166-2 code | ME-14 |
Car plates | PV |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | http://www.pljevlja.me/ |