Plešivica, Jastrebarsko

Plešivica
Settlement
Country Croatia
CountyZagreb
TownJastrebarsko
Area
 • Total
3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
269
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Plešivica is a settlement in the Jastrebarsko administrative area of Zagreb County, Croatia. As of 2011 it had a population of 292 people.[3]

Name

The name Plješivica is common for mountains and hills with meadows on top, derived from the adjective plešiv "bare, treeless". The toponym can be either a proper noun or an appellative.[4] Other examples of the proper name include:[5]

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. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Plešivica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 310–311.
  5. ^ Državna geodetska uprava (2011). Topografska karta 1:25 000 (TK25) (Map).

45°44′N 15°40′E / 45.733°N 15.667°E / 45.733; 15.667