Sopot, Serbia
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Sopot 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 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.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is part of the wider region of Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, located south of Belgrade at 44°31′N 20°35′E, 177.38 m above sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
. 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
Kosmaj
Kosmaj is a mountain south of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. With an elevation of 626 meters, it is the highest point of the entire Belgrade City area and is nicknamed one of two "Belgrade mountains" .- Location :The Kosmaj, is located 40 kilometers south-east of Belgrade...
. The town has a large primary and economics high school, one of the largest in the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
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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.
External links
- 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