Plešce
Village in Croatia
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Plešce is a village in Gorski Kotar region in western Croatia.
Plešce | |
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Village | |
Plešce | |
  Plešce | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′43″N 14°41′6″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Municipality | Čabar |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 147 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
The volunteer fire department DVD Plešce was founded in 1850, and is today part of the VZ grada Čabra.[3] Its current commander is Venceslav Štimec.[4]
Demographics
In 1895, the općina of Plešce (court at Plešce), with an area of 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), belonged to the kotar of Čabar (Čabar court) in the županija of Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin court and financial board). But it was under the electoral district of Delnice. 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.[5]: iv, v
| population | 154 | 142 | 161 | 170 | 172 | 183 | 144 | 165 | 158 | 175 | 176 | 164 | 136 | 178 | 159 | 140 | 147 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Governance
Sports
Attractions
The 211 square metres (2,270 ft2) PP park was built in the 1990s, designed by N. Kvas.[9]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Plešce include:
- Petar Klepac, legendary figure
