Plosca

For other uses, see Plosca (disambiguation).

Plosca
Commune
Location in Teleorman County
Plosca Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°02′N25°07′E / 44.033°N 25.117°E / 44.033; 25.117
Country	Romania
County	Teleorman
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
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	147265
Area code	+(40) 247
Vehicle reg.	TR
Website	comunaplosca.ro

Plosca is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Plosca.

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.

Natives

• Florică Ică Calotă (born 1964), politician
• Liviu Vasilică (1950–2004), folk music singer

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.