Plav, Montenegro
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| Country | Montenegro | |
| Settlements | 23 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Skender Šarkinović (DPS) | |
| • Ruling party | DPS - BS | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 486 km2 (188 sq mi) | |
| Population (2003 census) | ||
| • Total | 3,615 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (70/sq mi) | |
| • Municipality | 13,805 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 84325 | |
| Area code | +382 51 | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | ME-13 | |
| Car plates | PL | |
Plav (Bosnian and Serbian Cyrillic: Плав, pronounced [plâv̞]) is a town in eastern Montenegro. It has a population of 3,615 (2003 census).
Plav is the centre of Plav Municipality (population of 13,805).
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Name
In Serbian/Montenegrin the town is known as Плав/Plav; in Bosnian as Plav; and in Albanian as Plava. The name may also derive from the Albanian word "Pllaja" meaning "plateau" since the region is surrounded by mountains and plateaus for cattle.[1]
Geography
Plav is located at the foot of the Prokletije mountain range, adjacent to the springs of the river Lim.
The area contains many lakes and the most known is Lake Plav, one of the largest in this region. The lakes Hrid and Visitor are mountain lakes, and Visitor is noted for its floating island.
Plav is also renowned for its karst wells, among which are Ali Pasha of Gucia Springs and Oko Skakavica. Villages in the municipality include Gusinje.
Plav has an active nightlife.
History
In the Middle Ages, there was a county (župa) named Plav in the Kingdom of Serbia.
The settlement of Plav itself was founded by the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman census organised in 1582-83 registered the Plav nahiyah within the Sanjak of Scutari with 18 villages; according to historian Milan Vasić all inhabitants had personal names with a Serbian character, and no Muslims were present.[2] In 1878, following the Treaty of Berlin, the city of Plav was ceded to Montenegro by the Ottoman Empire despite having an Albanian majority population.
Sport
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In the area of the Plav municipality there are 13 sports clubs and societies that are actively engaged in sports and competitions. Some are in the First Montenegrin league and some in the Second Montenegrin league.
Sport clubs:
- Football Club Jezero
- Football Club Gusinje
- Football Club Polimlje
- Handball Club Plav
- Chess Club Jezero
- Karate Club Jezero
- Kayak Club Plavsko Jezero
- Sport Fishing Society Plavsko Jezero
- Mountaineering Skiing Society Kofiljaca
- Skiing-mountain Society Karanfil
- Mountaineering Society Visitor
- Hunting Society Rocks Plav
- Hunting Sports Society May carnation
Population
Plav is administrative centre of Plav municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 13,805, mostly Bosniaks. The town of Plav itself has 3,615 citizens. Population of Plav (city):
- 1981 - 3,348
- 1991 - 4,073
- 2003 - 3,165
Notable people
- Esad Mekuli, Albanian poet and scholar.
- Miodrag Džudović, footballer
- Mirsad Huseinovic, footballer
- Mersim Beskovic, footballer
- Ekrem Jevrić, singer
See also
References
- ↑ http://malsia.eu/Plava_e_Gucia_E_Plava_kreu_1.htm
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plav. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Plav#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Plav]]. |
- Plav
- Visit-Montenegro.com
- FK Jezero Plav
- Plav-Gusinje
- Gusinje
- Sanjak.org Sanjak Information Center
