Gradac, Pljevlja Explained

Official Name:Gradac
Native Name:Градац
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Montenegro
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Montenegro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Pljevlja
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:296
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+22
Coordinates:43.3944°N 19.1539°W

Gradac (Serbian: Градац) is a small town in the Pljevlja Municipality of northern Montenegro. It Montenegro's northernmost settlement with town status and is located in the Sandžak region close to the borders with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Gradac is located along the road to the northwest of the town of Pljevlja; Flysch-like rocks are said to be "exposed in the area of Gradac village, on the Pljevlja-Gradac road".[1]

Demographics

According to the 2003 census, the village had a population of 364 people.[2]

According to the 2011 census, its population was 296.[3]

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NumberPercentage
165 55.7%
58 19.6%
14 4.7%
other/undeclared 59 19.9%
Total 296100%

Economy

Wood processing and lead and zinc mining is conducted in the region, and Gradac has flotation facilities.[4] [5] The town has the dumpsite of the lead and zinc mine "Suplja stijena".[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bulletin: Geology. 1965. Zavod. 12.
  2. Р E П У Б Л И К А Ц Р Н A Г O Р A, Завод за статистику: Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова у 2003; (Подгорица, септембар 2005).
  3. Web site: Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine. Statistical Office of Montenegro. January 27, 2012. cnr.
  4. Book: Environmental Performance Reviews: Yugoslavia. 2003. United Nations Publications. 978-92-1-116839-6. 100.
  5. Book: Review of International Affairs. 1960. Federation of Yugoslav Journalists. 115.
  6. Book: Environmental Performance Reviews: Republic of Montenegro. 2007. United Nations. 108. 9789211169669 .