Sopje is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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in the

Virovitica–Podravina County Virovitica-Podravina County (; hr, Virovitičko-podravska županija ; hu, Verőce-Drávamente megye) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, hence the name '' ...

. As of a 2001 census, Sopje had a population of 2,750. 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

External links

Sopje Municipality Website in Croatian
Populated places in Virovitica-Podravina County Municipalities of Croatia {{ViroviticaPodravina-geo-stub