Sopot is located on the slopes of the Kosmaj mountain, 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Belgrade.

[4] The name of Sopot is derived from the old Slavic word for water spring (Serbian: izvor).(cf.

In 1823, Serbian ruling prince Miloš Obrenović ordered for the meyhane to be built on the road which through Sopot was heading for Belgrade.

[4] In October 2019, the village of Ropočevo was officially abolished and its territory was annexed to the town of Sopot.

[4] At the town's center are the Municipal Hall surrounded by the lush greenery, a fountain, and a monument to World War I combatant Đura Prokić.

The town is also a trade center, with well known farmers market, with local goods which includes peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables and fruits.