Pleternica

Pleternica
Town
Pleternica main street
Pleternica Location of Pleternica in Croatia
Coordinates: 45.29°N 17.81°E / 45.29; 17.81
Country	Croatia
Region	Požega Valley, Slavonia
County	Požega-Slavonia
Government
• Mayor	Antonija Jozić (HDZ)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,323
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European Time)
Website	www.pleternica.hr

Pleternica is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia, 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Požega, in the Požega Valley (Požeška kotlina). The population of the municipality is 11,323, with 3,418 in Pleternica itself (2011).

Pleternica is located at the confluence of the river Londža into the Orljava river, at the foot of the mountain Požeška Gora; elevation 153 m (502 ft).

Settlements

As of 2011, the municipality consists of 38 settlements:

• Ašikovci, population 91
• Bilice, population 188
• Blacko, population 226
• Brđani, population 49
• Bresnica, population 218
• Brodski Drenovac, population 686
• Bučje, population 318
• Buk, population 192
• Bzenica, population 96
• Ćosinac, population 54
• Frkljevci, population 345
• Gradac, population 937
• Kadanovci, population 213
• Kalinić, population 59
• Knežci, population 61
• Komorica, population 188
• Kuzmica, population 454
• Lakušija, population 78
• Mali Bilač, population 21
• Mihaljevići, population 2
• Novoselci, population 195
• Pleternica, population 3,418
• Pleternički Mihaljevci, population 15
• Poloje, population 87
• Požeška Koprivnica, population 246
• Ratkovica, population 224
• Resnik, population 307
• Sesvete, population 128
• Srednje Selo, population 285
• Sulkovci, population 537
• Svilna, population 139
• Trapari, population 178
• Tulnik, population 22
• Vesela, population 159
• Viškovci, population 234
• Vrčin Dol, population 2
• Zagrađe, population 492
• Zarilac, population 176

Town of Pleternica: Population trends 1857–2021

population	5930	6188	6245	8037	9011	10663	10845	11625	11731	12195	12953	13705	13393	13119	12883	11323	9243
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

See also

• Pleter 91 submachine gun was named after this town.