Gornja Ploča

Gornja Ploča
Village
Gornja Ploča
Gornja Ploča
Coordinates: 44°26′39″N 15°39′52″E
Country	Croatia
Region	Lika
County	Lika-Senj
Municipality	Lovinac
Area [1]
• Total	31.4 km^2 (12.1 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	43
• Density	1.4/km^2 (3.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	53244
Area code	053

Traffic sign at the village entrance

Gornja Ploča is a village in the Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of Lovinac municipality.

Location

Gornja Ploča is placed between Gospić and Gračac. It is located 27 kilometers from Gospić, 8 kilometres from Lovinac, and 3.6 kilometers from the Zagreb-Split highway. Gornja Ploča is located on state road D522, that connects the highway with Udbina and Plitvice.

Population/Demographics

According to national census of 2001, population of the settlement is 22.

Year	Population[3]
1857	1,163
1869	1,343
1880	1,287
1890	1,435
1900	1,555
1910	1,410
1921	1,452
1931	1,502
1948	996
1953	939
1961	924
1971	675
1981	494
1991	344
2001	22
2011	45[4]

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "1857-2001 census by settlement". Central Bureau of Statistics (Croatia) (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-05-05.
4. "2011 census by settlement". Central Bureau of Statistics (Croatia) (in Croatian). 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

Sources

• Gornja Ploča (in Serbian)