Suhopolje
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| State : |
 Croatia
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| County : |
 Virovitica-Podravina
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| Area : | 166.70 km² | ||
| Residents : | 6,683 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 40 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 033 | ||
| Postal code : | 33 410 | ||
| License plate : | VT | ||
| Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. ) |
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Mayor : | Marijan Brlek ( HDZ ) | ||
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The village of Suhopolje is located in Croatia , in the central part of the Virovitica-Podravina County , 11 kilometers east of Virovitica . Suhopolje is the center of the Suhopolje municipality, which extends over 166.70 km². The municipality has 6,683 inhabitants (2011 census) who live in 23 villages.
The name Suhopolje appears for the first time in 1763. Eight years later, in 1771, the village was renamed Terezovac (Hungarian Tersovac ) after the Empress Maria Theresa . Today it's Suhopolje again. Suhopolje was settled by 22 Croatian and 29 German families in the middle of the 18th century.
Suhopolje is an important economic and cultural center for the surrounding villages. The main industry is agriculture. The population is also engaged in animal husbandry, handicrafts and entrepreneurship.
The Church of St. Theresa of Avila is located in Suhopolje . It was built from 1807 to 1816 in the classical style. In the park there is the castle of Count Janković-Bésán . It was built in the middle of the 18th century, around the same time as the village.
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- http://www.suhopolje.hr
- Mirko Marković: Slavonija- Povijest naselja i podrijetlo stanovništva , Zagreb, 2002
- Balaško-Kuzle-Stanić: Daruvar, Pakrac, Virovitica i okolni krajevi , Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1985
