Plužine is a town in northwesten Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

. It has a population of 1,494 (2003 census).

Plužine is the centre of the municipality (population 4,272) and unofficial centre of Piva region, named after Piva River

Piva River

The Piva is a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, shorter headwater of the Drina river, which it forms with the Tara river on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Course :...

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History

After the building of Mratinje Dam

Mratinje Dam

The Mratinje Dam is a concrete arch dam in the canyon of the Piva River in Montenegro.The dam was completed in 1975 with designs by Energoprojekt. Its construction resulted in the flooding of the Piva canyon and the creation of Lake Piva, which, with its 12.5 km², is the second largest lake in...

 in 1975, the town was transferred uphill, while the previous location was flooded by newly created Piva Lake.

Population

Plužine is administrative centre of Plužine municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 4,272. The town of Plužine itself has 1,494 citizens.

Population of Plužine:

• March 3, 1981 - 730
• March 3, 1991 - 1,453
• November 1, 2003 - 1,494

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

• Montenegrins (91.61%)
• Serbs (6.63%)

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

• Serbs
  Serbs
  The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
  
   (60.51%)
• Montenegrins (32.61%)

Transport

Plužine is located on a road connecting Podgorica

Podgorica

Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...

 and Nikšić

Nikšić

Nikšić is a city in Montenegro . In 2003 the city had a total population about 75,000.Nikšić is located in Nikšić plain, at the foot of Mount Trebjesa. It is the center of the municipality , which is the largest in Montenegro by area...

 with central Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

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See also

• Administrative divisions of Montenegro
  Administrative divisions of Montenegro
  Montenegro has 21 municipalities , and two urban municipalities , subdivisions of Podgorica municipality.*Andrijevica Municipality*Bar Municipality*Berane Municipality...