Plužine (

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: Плужине, ) is a town in

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in the northern region. In 2023 it had a population of 1,102.

Location

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

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. 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 2023 had a population of 2,232. The town of Plužine itself had 1,102 citizens.

History

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.

Historical population

Population of the Town of Plužine: *1981 - 730 *1991 - 1,453 *2003 - 1,494 *2011 - 1,341 *2023 - 1,102

Ethnic composition

Ethnic groups (1991 census): *Montenegrins (91.61%) *Serbs (6.63%) Ethnic groups (2003 census): *

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(63.92%) *

Montenegrins Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes ...

(29.79%) Ethnic groups (2011 census): *

(65.65%) *

(27.79)

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Plužine is twinned with: *

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, Serbia *

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Transport

The town is close to the border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina (

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region) for the town of

Gacko Gacko ( sr-cyrl, Гацко) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina), East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inh ...

and

Foča Foča ( sr-Cyrl, Фоча, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the south-east on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 1 ...

. Plužine is located on a road connecting central Montenegrin cities

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and

Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

with central

Gallery

File:Piva.river.JPG, Piva river File:Bridge at Pluzine, Durmitor National Park, Montenegro (14890361468).jpg, Lake Piva bridge File:Pivsko Jezero - panoramio.jpg, Piva lake File:Manastir Piva4.jpg, Piva Monastery

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pluzine Populated places in Plužine Municipality