Sopje Explained

Official Name:Sopje
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:45.8011°N 17.7425°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Virovitica-Podravina
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:117.2
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1897
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Sopje is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County.[2]

In the 2011 census, Sopje had a total population of 2,230, in the following settlements:

At the time of Ancient Rome, there was a salt lake called Salapia somewhere in Interamnia (modern-day Slavonia). It's been suggested that the name Sopje derives from its name.

Politics

Minority councils

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[3] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Sopje but with only 7 representatives being elected in the body in the end.[4]

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Book: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA - MINI GUIDE 2001 . PDF . 1334-0239 . 11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051014085919/http://www.hidra.hr/arhiva/miniguide2001.pdf . October 14, 2005 .
  3. Web site: Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije . 13 March 2023 . . 10 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA . 2023 . Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske . 14 . hr . PDF . 10 June 2023.