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* Plavna is the birthplace of [[Antun Gustav Matoš]]'s father who was [[Bunjevac]].<ref>{{hr icon}} [http://www.matos-tovarnik.hr/biografija.htm Društvo Antuna Gustava Matoša Tovarnik] Biografija</ref> |
* Plavna is the birthplace of [[Antun Gustav Matoš]]'s father who was [[Bunjevac]].<ref>{{hr icon}} [http://www.matos-tovarnik.hr/biografija.htm Društvo Antuna Gustava Matoša Tovarnik] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611155416/http://www.matos-tovarnik.hr/biografija.htm |date=2008-06-11 }} Biografija</ref> |
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* József Novotny (1908–1944), chaiplan, [[martyr]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], a Hungarian of Czech or Slovak origin. |
* József Novotny (1908–1944), chaiplan, [[martyr]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], a Hungarian of Czech or Slovak origin. |
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* Bálint Magyar de Palona (? - 1573), Hungarian general, captain of [[Fonyód]]. |
* Bálint Magyar de Palona (? - 1573), Hungarian general, captain of [[Fonyód]]. |
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Plavna
Плавна | |
|---|---|
 Map of Plavna and other settlements in the neighborhood | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Municipality | Bač |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,392 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Plavna (Serbian Cyrillic: Плавна) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bač municipality, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. Its population is ethnically mixed and numbering 1,392 people (2002 census).
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Plavna (Плавна), in Croatian (Šokac) as Plavna, in Hungarian as Palona, and in German as Plawingen.
Geography
It is located 150 km north of Belgrade and 75 km of Novi Sad, the capital of the province of Vojvodina, at the southwest of Bačka.
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
Its population include:
- 607 (43.61%) Serbs
- 312 (22.41%) Croats
- 145 (10.42%) Hungarians
- 112 (8.05%) Yugoslavs
- others.
According to 1991 census, population of the village included 497 Croats, 389 Serbs, 278 Yugoslavs, 196 Hungarians.
Historical population
- 1961: 2,662
- 1971: 2,033
- 1981: 1,712
- 1991: 1,538
- 2002: 1,392
Tourism
There is a possibility of hunting deer, doe buck, wild boar, as well as hare, pheasant, partridge and wild duck on an area of 600 hectares covered by wheat and corn.
Hunting ground Plavna – Lovačka kuća (Houting house) is located in the village of Plavna surrounded by forest. Along with usual hounting activities, it offers the possibility of tours of the hunting ground, photo – safari, observing wild life. Restaurant can receive 100 quests.
Notable inhabitants
- Plavna is the birthplace of Antun Gustav Matoš's father who was Bunjevac.[1]
- József Novotny (1908–1944), chaiplan, martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, a Hungarian of Czech or Slovak origin.
- Bálint Magyar de Palona (? - 1573), Hungarian general, captain of Fonyód.
Gallery
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Map of the Bač municipality showing the location of Plavna. -
Saint Jackob the Apostle Catholic church.
See also
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- ^ Template:Hr icon Društvo Antuna Gustava Matoša Tovarnik Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Biografija