Palanka

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Palanka can refer to:

[edit] Places

In Serbia:

• 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

In the Republic of Macedonia:

• Kriva Palanka, a town and municipality in the Republic of Macedonia

In Bulgaria:

• Byala palanka, a village in Sliven Province, Bulgaria

In Ukraine:

• Palanka, a village in Ukraine

[edit] Other meanings

• '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^{[citation needed]} from friends and family for Catholic communicants as they prepare for confirmation; strengthening 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.
• palanka is the Basque-language name for the lever. Lever throwing is a Basque rural sport deriving from challenges among mine workers.