Å opot is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. It is connected by the
D27 state road. The name of the village comes from
OCS word ''*sopotÑŠ'' and means ''
resurgence''.
Branimir Inscription
The Branimir inscription () is the oldest preserved monument containing an inscription defining a Croatian medieval ruler as a duke of Croats – '. The inscription was originally a part of templon of a church in Šopot at Benkovac built by Duk ...
was found in the place among the ruins of medieval church, also founded by duke
Branimir.
References
Populated places in Zadar County
Benkovac
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