Sopje

Sopje is a municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County.[1] As of a 2001 census, Sopje had a population of 2,750.[2]

Not to be confused with Skopje.
Location of Sopje in Croatia

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.

References
  1. REPUBLIC OF CROATIA - MINI GUIDE 2001 (PDF). p. 11. ISSN 1334-0239. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2005.
  2. "About-Croatia.com". Retrieved February 12, 2008.



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