Sopot, Belgrade

Sopot (Serbian Cyrillic: Сопот, pronounced [sɔ̂pɔːt]) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the town has a population of 4,548 inhabitants while the municipality has 20,367 inhabitants. Sopot is located near the mountain Kosmaj.

Not to be confused with Sopot, Pirot.
Sopot

Сопот
Municipality
Sopot town center
Coat of arms
Location of Sopot within the city of Belgrade
Coordinates: 44°31′N 20°35′E
Country Serbia
City Belgrade
Settlements17
Government
 • MayorŽivorad Milosavljević (SNS)
Area
 • Urban23.05 km2 (8.90 sq mi)
 • Municipality270.67 km2 (104.51 sq mi)
Elevation
177.38 m (581.96 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)[3]
 • Urban
4,548
 • Municipality
20,367
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11450
Area code+381(0)11
Car platesBG
Websitewww.sopot.org.rs

History
Mural of Sofest

The name of Sopot is derived from the old Slavic word for spring (Serbian: izvor).

Since 1972, an annual film festival "Sofest" has been held in Sopot.[4]

Nowadays, the municipality has a large Primary and Economics high school. Sopot has a soccer club called the Wolves from Kosmaj and a basketball club bearing the same name.

In October 2019, the village of Ropočevo was officially abolished and its territory was annexed to the town of Sopot.[5]

Settlements

Aside from the town of Sopot, the following settlements comprise the municipality:

  • Babe
  • Guberevac
  • Dučina
  • Drlupa
  • Đurinci
  • Mala Ivanča
  • Mali Požarevac
  • Nemenikuće
  • Parcani
  • Popović
  • Ralja
  • Rogača
  • Sibnica
  • Slatina
  • Stojnik

Demographics
Panoramic view on Sopot's neighborhood
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194822,857—    
195323,182+0.28%
196123,131−0.03%
197121,166−0.88%
198120,860−0.15%
199120,527−0.16%
200220,390−0.06%
201120,367−0.01%
Source: [6]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Sopot has a population of 20,367 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:[7]

Ethnic group Population %
Serbs19,554 96.01 %
Romani148 0.73 %
Montenegrins52 0.26 %
Macedonians37 0.18 %
Croats34 0.17 %
Yugoslavs31 0.15 %
Russians14 0.07 %
Hungarians13 0.06 %
Romanians10 0.05 %
Others474 2.33 %
Total20,367 100 %

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[8]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing10
Mining and quarrying-
Manufacturing1,392
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply35
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities99
Construction303
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles530
Transportation and storage190
Accommodation and food services169
Information and communication55
Financial and insurance activities28
Real estate activities17
Professional, scientific and technical activities181
Administrative and support service activities36
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security125
Education297
Human health and social work activities217
Arts, entertainment and recreation31
Other service activities88
Individual agricultural workers181
Total3,984

There are two game hunting grounds in the municipality: Trešnja, which extends into the Voždovac municipality, and Kosmaj, on the mountain of the same name.[9]

  • Sopot town center
  • Dom kulture Sopot
  • "Stari han" Sopot
  • Economics High School
  • Monastery Tresije

See also

References
  1. "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. "Насеља општине Сопот" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  4. Dimitrije Bukvić (14 April 2013). "Ruralni Beograd - dve trećine prestonice" (in Serbian). Politika.
  5. Branka Vasiljević (6 October 2019). "Sakulja i Ropočevo izbrisani s mape grada" [Sakulja and Ropočevo erased from the city map]. Politika (in Serbian).
  6. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. "ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  9. Branka Vasiljević (5 August 2018). "Lovci u Beograd stižu porodično" [Hunters travel to Belgrade with their families]. Politika (in Serbian).


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