. It has a population of 3,615 (2003 census).

Plav is the centre of the municipality (population of 13,805),

Geography

Plav is located at the foot of the Prokletije

Prokletije

Prokletije or Albanian Alps is a mountain range in the Balkans that extends from northern Albania, to southwestern Serbia and eastern Montenegro. Its highest point, Jezercë in Albania at , is the tallest peak in the entire Dinaric Alps...

 mountain range, adjacent to the springs of the river Lim

Lim River

The Lim is a river flowing through Montenegro, Albania, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. long, it's the right and the longest tributary of the Drina.- Montenegro and Serbia :...

. It is considered to have derived its name from old Catholic Albanian surname.

Plav is surrounded by beautiful and wildly varying mountainous scenery. The area abounds in lakes and the most known is Lake Plav

Lake Plav

Lake Plav is a lake in Plav municipality, in northeastern Montenegro.It is a glacial lake located between the Prokletije and Visitor mountain ranges at an altitude of 906 m above sea level, and extends north-south for some 2,160 m...

, one of the largest and most beautiful in this region. The lakes Hrid and Visitor are mountain lakes, and Visitor is noted for its floating island

Floating island

A floating island is a mass of floating aquatic plants, mud, and peat ranging in thickness from a few inches to several feet. Floating islands are a common natural phenomenon that are found in many parts of the world. They exist less commonly as a man-made phenomenon...

.

Plav is also renowned for its karst

KARST

Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...

s wells, among which are Ali Pasha of Gucia Springs and Oko Skakavica. Old library, Old mosque, Holy Trinity Church at Brezojevići, and the Tower of the Redžepagići are only a part of the cultural heritage of this town. Villages in the municipality include GUSINJE.

Sport

In the area of Plav municipalitie there are 13 sports clubs and societies that are actively engaged in sports and competitions from some in First Montenegrin league and Second Montenegrin league.

Sport clubs:

• Football Club "Jezero" Plav
  FK Jezero
  FK Jezero is a Montenegrin football club based in the town of Plav. They started competing in the Montenegrin Second League in the 2008/09 season. The club's chairman is Orhan Redzepagic. Their home stadium is Pod Racinom.-Current squad:...
  
  
• Football Club "Gusinje" Gusinje
• Football Club "Polimlje" Murino
• Handball Club "Plav"
• Chess Club "Jezero" Plav
• Karate Club "Jezero" Plav
• Kik boxing club "ARISTON" Plav
• Kayak club "Plavsko Jezero" Plav
• Sport fishing society Plavsko Jezero "Plav
• Mountaineering skiing society "Kofiljaca" Plav
• Skiing-mountain society "Karanfil" Gusinje
• Mountaineering Society "Visitor" Plav
• Hunting Society "rocks" Plav
• Hunting sports society "May carnation" Gusinje

The most important traditional sporting events in Plav are:
- Montenegro-Winter Cup, auto racing that takes place in January months;
- Sailing Regatta "Kup Plavskog Jezera" which will be held in early July;

Water sports, are held during July and August to Plavskom jezeru (jumps in the water, kayak competition, swim across lake ...)

Population

Plav is administrative centre of Plav municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 13,805. The town of Plav itself has 3,615 citizens, mostly Muslim Montenegrins and Bosniaks. The other significant settlement in the municipality is Gusinje

Gusinje

Gusinje is a small town in Montenegro. According to the 2003 census, the town has a population of 1,704.-History:The history and origins of Gusinje are unknown prior to the Ottoman conquests. Before the Ottoman Turks took control of the region, Plav-Gusinje was under the control of various...

, with its 1,704 inhabitants.

Population of Plav (city):

• 1981 - 3,348
• 1991 - 4,073
• 2003 - 3,165

Population of Plav (municipality):

• 1948 - 15,764
• 1953 - 17,330
• 1961 - 18,913
• 1971 - 19,542
• 1981 - 19,560
• 1991 - 19,305
• 2003 - 13,805

External links

• Plav
• Visit-Montenegro.com
• FK Jezero Plav
• Plav-Gusinje
• Gusinje
• Sanjak.org Sanjak Information Center