Palanka
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Palanka can refer to:
- Bačka Palanka, a town and municipality in Vojvodina, Serbia.
- Smederevska Palanka, a town and municipality in Central Serbia, Serbia.
- Bela Palanka, a town and municipality in Central Serbia, Serbia.
- Brza Palanka, a town in Central Serbia, Serbia.
- Banatska Palanka, a village near Bela Crkva, Vojvodina, Serbia.
- Stara Palanka, a settlement near Banatska Palanka, Vojvodina, Serbia.
- Palanka, a village in Ukraine.
- Palanka is also a character that is featured in the Practical Chinese Reader, a popular textbook used for teaching Mandarin Chinese.
- Palanka is a term used to refer to letters of support from friends and family for Catholic communicants as they prepare for confirmation; strengthing them as they approach their commitment - interestingly this may be derived from the Turkish usage as part of a stronghold to a military encampment - or perhaps that usage pre-dates to earlier Byzantine Greek use.