Plešce is a
village
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in
Gorski Kotar
Gorski Kotar () is the mountainous region in Croatia between Karlovac and Rijeka. Because 63% of its surface is forested it is popularly called ''the green lungs of Croatia'' or ''Croatian Switzerland''. The European route E65, which connects B ...
region in western
Croatia
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.
History
The
volunteer fire department
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DVD Plešce was founded in 1850, and is today part of the ''VZ grada Čabra''. Its current commander is Venceslav Štimec.
Demographics
In 1895, the ''općina'' of Plešce (court at Plešce), with an area of , belonged to the ''kotar'' of Čabar (Čabar court) in the ''županija'' of Modruš-Rieka (
Ogulin
Ogulin () is a town in central Croatia, in Karlovac County. It has a population of 7,389 (2021) (it was 8,216 in 2011), and a total municipal population of 12,251 (2021). Ogulin is known for its historic stone castle, known as Kula, and the nearby ...
court and financial board). But it was under the
electoral district
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of
Delnice
Delnice () is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The town has a population of 3861, and total municipality population is 5135 (2021). Delnice is Gorsk ...
. There were 179 houses, with a population of 935 (the smallest in the županija). Its 9 villages and 1 hamlet were encompassed for taxation purposes by a single ''porezna općina'', under the Delnice office.
Governance
National
At the
, Plešce voted mainly for the
HPSS.
Sports
Beginning in 2013, the 7 stage long Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar () passes through Plešce.
Attractions
The ''PP'' park was built in the 1990s, designed by N. Kvas.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Plešce include:
*
Petar Klepac, legendary figure
References
Further reading
History
* Online publication 2018-02-26.
* Online publication 2018-04-17. Croatian translation:
** English translation:
Tourism
* Republished as
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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