Plavna (Serbian Cyrillic: Плавна) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bač municipality, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. Its population is ethnically mixed and numbering 1,392 people (2002 census).

Plavna
Плавна (Serbian)
Catholic Church in Plavna
Catholic Church in Plavna
Map of Plavna and other settlements in the neighborhood
Map of Plavna and other settlements in the neighborhood
Plavna is located in Vojvodina
Plavna
Plavna
Plavna is located in Serbia
Plavna
Plavna
Plavna is located in Europe
Plavna
Plavna
Coordinates: 45°20′48.84″N 19°07′32.16″E / 45.3469000°N 19.1256000°E / 45.3469000; 19.1256000
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionBačka (Podunavlje)
DistrictSouth Bačka
Municipality Bač
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
1,392
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Name

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In Serbo-Croatian, the village is known as Plavna (Плавна), in Hungarian as Palona, and in German as Plawingen.

Geography

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It is located 150 km north of Belgrade and 75 km of Novi Sad, the capital of the province of Vojvodina, to the southwest of Bačka.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

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Its population includes:

According to the 1991 census, the population of the village included 497 Croats, 389 Serbs, 278 Yugoslavs and 196 Hungarians.

Historical population

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  • 1961: 2,662
  • 1971: 2,033
  • 1981: 1,712
  • 1991: 1,538
  • 2002: 1,392

Tourism

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There is a possibility of hunting deer, wild boars, hares, pheasants, partridges and wild ducks in an area of 600 hectares covered by wheat and corn.

The Plavna Hunting ground – Lovačka kuća (Houting house) is located in the village of Plavna surrounded by forests. Along with usual hunting activities, it offers the possibility of tours of the hunting ground, (photo) safaris, observing wildlife, etc. The restaurant can host up to 100 guests.

Notable inhabitants

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See also

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References

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  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  1. ^ (in Croatian) Društvo Antuna Gustava Matoša Tovarnik Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Biografija