Gornja Ploča Explained

Official Name:Gornja Ploča
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:44.4442°N 15.6644°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Lika
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Lovinac
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:31.4
Elevation M:625
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:43
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:53244
Area Code:053

Gornja Ploča is a village in the Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of Lovinac municipality.

Location

Gornja Ploča is placed between Gospić and Gračac. It is located 27 kilometers from Gospić, 8 kilometres from Lovinac, and 3.6 kilometers from the Zagreb-Split highway. Gornja Ploča is located on state road D522, that connects the highway with Udbina and Plitvice.

Population/Demographics

According to national census of 2001, population of the settlement is 22.

Year Population[2]
align=center 1857 align=center 1,163
align=center 1869 align=center 1,343
align=center 1880 align=center 1,287
align=center 1890 align=center 1,435
align=center 1900 align=center 1,555
align=center 1910 align=center 1,410
align=center 1921 align=center 1,452
align=center 1931 align=center 1,502
align=center 1948 align=center 996
align=center 1953 align=center 939
align=center 1961 align=center 924
align=center 1971 align=center 675
align=center 1981 align=center 494
align=center 1991 align=center 344
align=center 2001 align=center 22
align=center 2011 align=center 45[3]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. cs1.
  2. News: Central Bureau of Statistics (Croatia) . Croatian . 1857-2001 census by settlement . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505110305/http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/pxweb2003/database/Naselja%20i%20stanovnistvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske/Naselja%20i%20stanovnistvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske.asp . 2012-05-05 .
  3. News: Central Bureau of Statistics (Croatia) . Croatian . 2011 census by settlement . 2011 . July 3, 2013.