Sopot, Serbia

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Coordinates: 44°31′N 20°35′E / 44.517, 20.583
Sopot Сопот
Location of Sopot within Serbia
Country	Serbia
District	Belgrade
Settlements	17
Government
- Mayor	Živomir Mijosavljević (Group of citizens)
Area ^[1]
- Municipality	271 km² (104.6 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)^[2]
- Total	5,752
- Municipality	21,390
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	11450
Car plates	BG
Area code	+381 11
Website: http://www.sopot.org.yu

Sopot (Сопот) 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, 177.38 m above sea level. Its name is the old Slavic word for spring (source) which is today replased in serbian by the word 'извор'.

Sopot is near beautiful mountain Kosmaj. In the city is a big primary and economy high school, one of the biggest on Balkan. Sopot has soccer team Wolves from Kosmaj, which plays serious role in serbian soccer league. Also, there is a basketball club Wolves from Kosmaj with about 90 kids, which made international success in Europe on the few tournaments.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

www.sopot.org.yu (in Serbian) official web site of city Sopot
www.ffs.co.yu (in Serbian) International movie festival Sopot, from 1972.
www.sopot.co.yu (in Serbian) private web site

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