Plosca

Plosca
Location in Teleorman County
Plosca
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°02′N 25°07′E / 44.033°N 25.117°E / 44.033; 25.117
CountryRomania
CountyTeleorman
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Marius-Cosmin Șerban (PSD)
Area
50.48 km2 (19.49 sq mi)
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
5,015
 • Density99.35/km2 (257.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
147265
Area code+(40) 247
Vehicle reg.TR
Websitecomunaplosca.ro

Plosca is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Plosca.[2][3][4][5]

Name

The name is probably derived from a container used for water and beverages (ploscă is the Romanian word for canteen or bota bag).

History

In 1943, the three British SOE members of Operation Autonomous were arrested near Plosca by the Romanian Gendarmerie.[6][7]

Natives

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Plosca Tourism (2025) Romania - Best Places to Visit in Plosca, Plosca Travel Reviews and Images". HelloTravel. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  3. ^ "Plosca (Plosca, Teleorman County, Romania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  4. ^ "Plosca, Teleorman County Postal Code List - Cybo". postal-codes.cybo.com. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  5. ^ "Plosca on the map of Romania".
  6. ^ Andreescu, Radian; Mirea, Pavel (Cristi) (2008-01-01). "Tell settlements: a pattern of landscape occupation in the Lower Danube". Living Well Together? Settlement and Materiality in the Neolithic of South-East and Central Europe. Edited by Douglass W. Bailey, Alasdair Whittle and Daniela Hofmann.
  7. ^ "Entrepreneurial Perspectives on Some Bootlast Stems from the Collections of the Museum of the Lower Danube –Călăraşi" (PDF).