Pločica

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Pločica Плочица
Village
The Orthodox Church
Pločica Location of Pločica within Serbia
Pločica Location of Pločica within Vojvodina
Coordinates: 44°43′07″N 20°53′02″E / 44.71861°N 20.88389°E / 44.71861; 20.88389Coordinates: 44°43′07″N 20°53′02″E / 44.71861°N 20.88389°E / 44.71861; 20.88389
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Banat
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population (2002)
• Pločica	2,044
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	26229
Area code(s)	+381(0)13
Car plates	KO

Pločica (Serbian Cyrillic: Плочица) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovin municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (94.32%) and a population of 2,044 (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian the village is known as Pločica (Плочица), in Hungarian as Kevepallós, in German as Ploschitz or Blauschütz, and in Romanian as Plocița.

History

The area was originally settled by Serbs in the end of the 17th century and later by the German colonists in the end of the 18th century. In 1910, village had Serb majority and sizable Danube Swabian minority. Until the Second World War, 1,300 Danube Swabians lived in Pločica.^[1]

Historical population

1948: 2,364
1953: 2,702
1961: 2,371
1971: 2,146
1981: 2,100
1991: 2,013

Ethnic groups

Year	Total	Serbs	Yugoslavs	Hungarians	Montenegrins	Macedonians	Germans	Romanians	Other
1991	2,013	91.85%	2.83%	1.29%	1.19%	0.89%	0.49%	0.49%	0.26%
2002	2,044	94.32%	0.44%	2.1%	0.29%	0.29%	0.29%	0.29%	1.98%

References

Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

↑ http://www.dvhh.org/banat/history/1940/yugoslavian_banat/20_ploschitz.htm

v t e Cities, towns and villages in the South Banat District

Pančevo	Banatski Brestovac Banatsko Novo Selo Glogonj Dolovo Ivanovo Jabuka Kačarevo Omoljica Starčevo

Alibunar	Banatski Karlovac Vladimirovac Dobrica Ilandža Janošik Lokve Nikolinci Novi Kozjak Seleuš

Bela Crkva	Banatska Palanka Banatska Subotica Vračev Gaj Grebenac Dobričevo Dupljaja Jasenovo Kajtasovo Kaluđerovo Kruščica Kusić Crvena Crkva Češko Selo

Vršac	Vatin Veliko Središte Vlajkovac Vojvodinci Vršački Ritovi Gudurica Zagajica Izbište Jablanka Kuštilj Mali Žam Malo Središte Markovac Mesić Orešac Pavliš Parta Potporanj Ritiševo Sočica Straža Uljma Šušara

Kovačica	Debeljača Idvor Padina Putnikovo Samoš Uzdin Crepaja

Kovin	Bavanište Gaj Deliblato Dubovac Malo Bavanište Mramorak Pločica Skorenovac Šumarak

Opovo	Baranda Sakule Sefkerin

Plandište	Banatski Sokolac Barice Velika Greda Veliki Gaj Dužine Jermenovci Kupinik Laudonovac Margita Markovićevo Miletićevo Stari Lec Hajdučica

*()** bold are municipalities or cities

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