Sopot, Serbia
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| Sopot Сопот |
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| Coordinates: 44°31′N 20°35′E / 44.517°N 20.583°E | |||
| Country | Serbia | ||
| District | Belgrade | ||
| Settlements | 17 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Živorad Milosavljević (Group of citizens) | ||
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| • Municipality | 271 km2 (104.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |||
| • Town | 5,752 | ||
| • Municipality | 21,390 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 11450 | ||
| Area code | +381 11 | ||
| Car plates | BG | ||
| Website | www.sopot.org.rs | ||
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Sopot (Serbian Cyrillic: Сопот, pronounced [sɔ̂pɔːt]) is a town and municipality in Serbia. It is part of the wider region of Belgrade, located south of Belgrade at 44°31′N 20°35′E / 44.517°N 20.583°E, 177.38 m above sea level. Its name is the old Slavic word for spring (source) which is today replaced in Serbian by the word 'извор'.
Sopot is near the mountain Kosmaj. The town has a large primary and economics high school, one of the largest in the Balkans. Sopot has a soccer team called the Wolves from Kosmaj, which play an important role in the Serbian soccer league. The town has a basketball club, also called the Wolves from Kosmaj, with about 90 kids. The basketball club has had success at a few tournaments in Europe.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in The Republic of Serbia: First Results". Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2011. ISSN 0354-3641. http://media.popis2011.stat.rs/2011/prvi-rezultati.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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- www.sopot.org.rs (in Serbian) official web site of city Sopot
- www.ffs.rs (in Serbian) International movie festival Sopot, from 1972.
- www.kosmaj.info (in Serbian) unofficial web site of city Sopot
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