Sopot, Belgrade
Sopot 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.
History
The name of Sopot is derived from the old Slavic word for spring.Since 1972, an annual film festival "Sofest" has been held in Sopot.
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.
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
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the municipality:| Ethnic group | Population |
| Serbs | 19,554 |
| Romani | 148 |
| Montenegrins | 52 |
| Macedonians | 37 |
| Croats | 34 |
| Yugoslavs | 31 |
| Russians | 14 |
| Hungarians | 13 |
| Romanians | 10 |
| Others | 474 |
| Total | 20,367 |
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity :| Activity | Total |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 10 |
| Mining and quarrying | - |
| Manufacturing | 1,392 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 35 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 99 |
| Construction | 303 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 530 |
| Transportation and storage | 190 |
| Accommodation and food services | 169 |
| Information and communication | 55 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 28 |
| Real estate activities | 17 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 181 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 36 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 125 |
| Education | 297 |
| Human health and social work activities | 217 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 31 |
| Other service activities | 88 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 181 |
| Total | 3,984 |
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.