Pleternica

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Pleternica

Total population

2,895

Elevation123 m

Land area12.9 km²

Coordinates45.29°, 17.80°

Demographic figures from Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pleternica is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia, 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Požega, in the Požega Valley. The population of the municipality is 9,138, with 2,895 in Pleternica itself (2021).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

G

Gergely Csevapovich

language reformer and Croatian writer (1786–1830)

Andrija Štampar

Croatian physician (1888-1958)

K

Karl Belrupt-Tissac

Austrian politician (1826-1903)

Leon Geršković

Croatian lawuer and politician (1910–1992)

S

S. Barišić

Croatian physicist (1942–2015)

B

Bogdan Jovanović

M

Marko Šljivarić

French officer (1762-1838)

N

Nikola Filipović

Croatian jurist (1933–2007)

J

Josip Buturac

Croatian priest, church historian and archivist (1905–1993)

F

Franjo Lučić

Croatian politician

O

Obrad Sretenović

Croatian boxer

D

Dajana Čuljak

Croatian actress

E

Eugen Podaubsky

veterinarian

J

Jakob Pamić

Croatian geologist (1928-2004)

D

Dragutin Babić

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Požega-Slavonia

• Vesela
  1.4 mi away · pop. 159
• Gradac
  1.6 mi away · pop. 937
• Resnik
  2.4 mi away · pop. 307
• Srednje Selo
  3.4 mi away · pop. 285
• Trapari
  3.5 mi away · pop. 178
• Požeška Koprivnica
  3.7 mi away · pop. 246
• Lakušija
  3.8 mi away · pop. 78
• Sesvete
  4.1 mi away · pop. 128
• Brđani
  4.3 mi away
• Granje
  5 mi away · pop. 91
• Jakšić
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,877
• Vidovci
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,582

Browse all places in Požega-Slavonia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Radiated Wolf Spider

Hogna radiata

Seen 2026-09-20

Buttoned Snout

Hypena rostralis

Seen 2026-09-20

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Seen 2026-09-18

Northern White-breasted Hedgehog

Erinaceus roumanicus

Seen 2026-09-16

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

Seen 2026-09-15

South European White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura fimbriata

Seen 2026-09-15

Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata

Seen 2026-09-14

Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

Seen 2026-09-13

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Pleternica, sourced from Wikidata.

• LIDAS

  planned event

  cultural event in Pleternica

Source: Wikidata (CC0).