Plosca

For the village in Dolj County, see Bistreţ. For the village in Hunedoara County, see Teliucu Inferior.

Plosca
Commune
Location of Plosca
Coordinates: 44°02′N 25°07′E / 44.033°N 25.117°E / 44.033; 25.117Coordinates: 44°02′N 25°07′E / 44.033°N 25.117°E / 44.033; 25.117
Country	Romania
County	Teleorman
Component villages	Plosca
Population (2007)
• Total	6,217

Plosca is a commune in Teleorman County, 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.

References

Plosca at GEOnet Names Server

Teleorman County, Romania

Cities	Alexandria (county seat) Roșiorii de Vede Turnu Măgurele

Towns	Videle Zimnicea

Communes	Băbăița Balaci Beciu Beuca Blejești Bogdana Botoroaga Bragadiru Brânceni Bujoreni Bujoru Buzescu Călinești Călmățuiu Călmățuiu de Sus Cervenia Ciolănești Ciuperceni Conțești Cosmești Crângeni Crângu Crevenicu Didești Dobrotești Dracea Drăcșenei Drăgănești de Vede Drăgănești-Vlașca Fântânele Frăsinet Frumoasa Furculești Gălăteni Gratia Islaz Izvoarele Lisa Lița Lunca Măgura Măldăeni Mârzănești Mavrodin Mereni Moșteni Nanov Năsturelu Necșești Nenciulești Olteni Orbeasca Peretu Piatra Pietroșani Plopii-Slăvitești Plosca Poeni Poroschia Purani Putineiu Rădoiești Răsmirești Săceni Saelele Salcia Sârbeni Scrioaștea Scurtu Mare Seaca Segarcea-Vale Sfințești Siliștea Siliștea Gumești Slobozia Mândra Smârdioasa Stejaru Ștorobăneasa Suhaia Talpa Tătărăștii de Jos Tătărăștii de Sus Țigănești Traian Trivalea-Moșteni Troianul Uda-Clocociov Vârtoape Vedea Viișoara Vitănești Zâmbreasca

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