Suhopolje
Encyclopedia
Suhopolje is a settlement
and an eponymous municipality
in Slavonia
, Croatia
, located on the northern slopes of the Bilogora
mountain in the region of Podravina
, 10 km southeast of Virovitica
; elevation 118 m. The population of the Suhopolje municipality is 7,524, with 2,865 people in Suhopolje itself and the rest in a number of surrounding villages.
Economy is based on farming, vegetable growing (paprika, chilli pepper), viticulture (riesling, Burgundy, traminac, plemenka), growing of hemp, sugar beet and tobacco, as well as on livestock breeding (cattle fattening).
Suhopolje is located on the main road (M3) Varaždin
- Koprivnica
- Virovitica
- Osijek
and the railroad Zagreb
- Koprivnica - Osijek.
Naselje
Naselje is a settlement in Croatia, usually translated as settlement. It is the smallest unit of Croatian territory. Individual settlements are by and large referred to as selo , while naselje is a statistical and administrative category. The units of local government in Croatia, cities and...
and an eponymous municipality
Municipalities of Croatia
A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...
in Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, located on the northern slopes of the Bilogora
Bilogora
Bilogora is a low mountainous range in central Croatia. It consists of a series of hills and small plains some 80 kilometres in length stretching in the direction northwest-southeast, along the southwest part of the Podravina region...
mountain in the region of Podravina
Podravina
Podravina or Podravje are Slavic names for the Drava river basin in Croatia and Slovenia.-History:...
, 10 km southeast of Virovitica
Virovitica
Virovitica is a Croatian town near the Croatian-Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,663, with 21,327 people in the municipality...
; elevation 118 m. The population of the Suhopolje municipality is 7,524, with 2,865 people in Suhopolje itself and the rest in a number of surrounding villages.
Economy is based on farming, vegetable growing (paprika, chilli pepper), viticulture (riesling, Burgundy, traminac, plemenka), growing of hemp, sugar beet and tobacco, as well as on livestock breeding (cattle fattening).
Suhopolje is located on the main road (M3) Varaždin
Varaždin
Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
- Koprivnica
Koprivnica
Koprivnica is a city in northern Croatia. It is the capital of the Koprivnica-Križevci county. In 2011 the city administrative area had a total population of 30,872, with 23,896 in the city itself.-Population:...
- Virovitica
Virovitica
Virovitica is a Croatian town near the Croatian-Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,663, with 21,327 people in the municipality...
- Osijek
Osijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
and the railroad Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
- Koprivnica - Osijek.
Municipality
List of settlements in the municipality:- Suhopolje
- Borova
- Budanica
- Bukova
- CabunaCabunaCabuna is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D2 highway....
- Dvorska
- GaćišteGaćišteGaćište is a village in the municipality Suhopolje.Jasik and Pustara are two smaller villages also considered to belong to Gaćište.Gaćište’s economy is largely based on agriculture, with important foundations such as; school , farm for breeding cattle, old agricultural warehouses, big village lodge...
- Gvozdanska
- Jugovo PoljeJugovo PoljeJugovo Polje is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D2 highway....
- Levinovac
- Mala Trapinska
- Naudovac
- Orešac
- PčelićPčelićPčelić is a village in Croatia....
- PepelanaPepelanaPepelana is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D34 highway....
- Pivnica SlavonskaPivnica SlavonskaPivnica Slavonska is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D34 highway....
- Rodin Potok
- SovjakSovjakSovjak is a village in the municipality of Gradiška, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- Trnava Cabunska
- Velika Trapinska
- Zvonimirovo
- Žiroslavje
- Žubrica