The segment north of Podi interchange near Dugopolje is not physically signposted as the E71, rather the designation is found along the A1 motorway north of the Dugopolje interchange.
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As of August 2011, Hrvatske autoceste and Autocesta Rijeka - Zagreb operators of the A1 motorway signposted the A1 south of Karlovac as the E71 all the way south to the Dugopolje interchange connecting to the Podi interchange of the D1, contrary to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) specification of the route.
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Conversely, the interchange and the motorway south of it are physically signposted as a part of the E71, carrying the route to Dugopolje interchange of the A1 near Split.
A native of Dugopolje, Mijo Caktaš started training with his hometown club NK Dugopolje, moving to the NK Omladinac Vranjic youth team when he was 14.
The town's name comes from the phrase "long field" in Bulgarian, which is a popular placename around the world, equivalent to Langenfeld, Longfield, Câmpulung, Dugopolje, etc.