Pleternica is a town in the region of
Slavonia
Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja ...
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Croatia
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, southeast of
Požega, in the Požega Valley (''Požeška kotlina''). The population of the municipality is 11,323, with 3,418 in Pleternica itself (2011).
Pleternica is located at the confluence of the river Londža into the
Orljava
Orljava is a river in Slavonia, eastern Croatia, a left tributary of Sava. It is long and its basin covers an area of .
Orljava rises in the mountainous forested areas of Psunj, south of Bučje. It receives influx from smaller rivers that rise ...
river, at the foot of the mountain
Požeška Gora; elevation .
Settlements
As of 2011, the municipality consists of 38 settlements:
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Ašikovci, population 91
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Bilice, population 188
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Blacko
Blacko is a village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. Before local government reorganisation in 1974 the village lay on the border with the West Riding of Yorkshire. The parish has a population of 672. The villa ...
, population 226
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Brđani, population 49
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Bresnica, population 218
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Brodski Drenovac
Brodski Drenovac is a village in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia
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, population 686
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Bučje, population 318
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Buk, population 192
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Bzenica, population 96
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Ćosinac, population 54
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Frkljevci, population 345
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Gradac, population 937
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Kadanovci, population 213
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Kalinić, population 59
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Knežci, population 61
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Komorica, population 188
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Kuzmica, population 454
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Lakušija, population 78
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Mali Bilač, population 21
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Mihaljevići, population 2
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Novoselci, population 195
* Pleternica, population 3,418
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Pleternički Mihaljevci, population 15
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Poloje, population 87
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Požeška Koprivnica, population 246
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Ratkovica, population 224
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Resnik, population 307
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Sesvete
Sesvete () is the easternmost city district of Zagreb, Croatia. With a total population of 70,009 (as of 2011) it is the most populated district as well as the largest by area (165.255 km2). The settlement population is 54,085.
Administrative ...
, population 128
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Srednje Selo
Srednje Selo is a village in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia
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, population 285
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Sulkovci, population 537
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Svilna, population 139
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Trapari, population 178
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Tulnik, population 22
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Vesela, population 159
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Viškovci, population 234
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Vrčin Dol, population 2
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Zagrađe, population 492
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Zarilac, population 176
See also
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Pleter 91 submachine gun
The Pleter submachine gun is a submachine gun created in 1991, when the Breakup of Yugoslavia left Croatia with few weapons to arm their yet to be formed military in the midst of the Croatian War of Independence. The embargo prevented the newly ...
was named after this town.
References
Slavonia
Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated places in Požega-Slavonia County
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