Samobor
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Samobor | |
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Grad Samobor City of Samobor | |
Top: Church of Saint Anastasia; Center left: Samobor Fountain; Center right: Main Square; Bottom left: Gradna; Bottom right: Samobor mustard sign | |
Mayor-council | |
• Mayor | Petra Škrobot |
• City Council | 25 members |
• St. Anne | |
Website | samobor |
Samobor (pronounced [sâmɔ̝bɔ̝ːr]) is a city in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is part of the Zagreb metropolitan area. Administratively it is a part of Zagreb County.
Geography
Samobor is located west of
Administration
The city government, court, police, health service, and a post office are part of the Samobor infrastructure.
History
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Samobor has existed as a
Since the
Economy
One of the chief industries in Samobor is
Notable people
Many well-known people were born or lived in Samobor. Such notable personalities are:
- Roman Catholicpriest, mathematician, writer, and musical theorist primarily known for writing the first Croatian arithmetic textbook Arithmatika Horvatzka (published in Zagreb, 1758)
- Tvrtko Kale (born 1974), Croatian-Israeli footballer
- Ferdo Livadić, a prominent member of the nationalist Illyrian movement in the 19th century, piano composer and writer of the most famous Croatian patriotic song (Croatian: budnica) of the 19th century, Još Hrvatska ni propala (English: Croatia Hasn't Perished Yet)
- Antun Gustav Matoš, poet and writer, lived in Samobor for four years
- Antonio Šančić, tennis player
- Dejan Jović, political scientist
- Slađan Ašanin, football player
- Vladimir Šujster, handball player,olympic gold medalist Atlanta 1996
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1880 | 16,548 | — |
1890 | 18,607 | +12.4% |
1900 | 18,783 | +0.9% |
1910 | 20,275 | +7.9% |
1921 | 19,806 | −2.3% |
1931 | 21,953 | +10.8% |
1948 | 23,821 | +8.5% |
1953 | 25,451 | +6.8% |
1961 | 27,103 | +6.5% |
1971 | 28,469 | +5.0% |
1981 | 32,887 | +15.5% |
1991 | 35,017 | +6.5% |
2001 | 36,206 | +3.4% |
2011 | 37,633 | +3.9% |
2021 | 37,481 | −0.4% |
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005, DZS, Zagreb 2022 |
In the
Settlements
- Beder, population 68
- Bobovica, population 258
- Braslovje, population 303
- Bratelji, population 11
- Bregana, population 2,207
- Breganica, population 59
- Brezovac Žumberački, population 20
- Budinjak, population 10
- Bukovje Podvrško, population 25
- Celine Samoborske, population 327
- Cerje Samoborsko, population 339
- Cerovica, population 4
- Dane, population 7
- Dolec Podokićki, population 77
- Domaslovec, population 900
- Draganje Selo, population 77
- Dragonoš, population 13
- Drežnik Podokićki, population 246
- Dubrava Samoborska, population 248
- Falašćak, population 108
- Farkaševec Samoborski, population 467
- Galgovo, population 699
- Golubići, population 6
- Gornja Vas, population 22
- Gradna, population 542
- Grdanjci, population 320
- Gregurić Breg, population 106
- Hrastina Samoborska, population 852
- Jarušje, population 47
- Javorek, population 39
- Kladje, population 892
- Klake, population 230
- Klokočevec Samoborski, population 326
- Konšćica, population 267
- Kostanjevec Podvrški, population 69
- Kotari, population 74
- Kravljak, population 2
- Lug Samoborski, population 946
- Mala Jazbina, population 489
- Mala Rakovica, population 609
- Mali Lipovec, population 110
- Manja Vas, population 76
- Medsave, population 205
- Molvice, population 666
- Noršić Selo, population 90
- Novo Selo Žumberačko, population 18
- Osredek Žumberački, population 13
- Osunja, population 7
- Otruševec, population 295
- Pavučnjak, population 515
- Petkov Breg, population 256
- Podgrađe Podokićko, population 137
- Podvrh, population 520
- Poklek, population 20
- Prekrižje Plešivičko, population 16
- Rakov Potok, population 1,093
- Rude, population 1,085
- Samobor, population 16,914
- Samoborski Otok, population 612
- Savršćak, population 214
- Selce Žumberačko, population 3
- Sječevac, population 8
- Slani Dol, population 171
- Slapnica, population 11
- Slavagora, population 72
- Smerovišće, population 108
- Stojdraga, population 48
- Sveti Martin pod Okićem, population 256
- Šimraki, population 5
- Šipački Breg, population 33
- Tisovac Žumberački, population 0
- Velika Jazbina, population 263
- Velika Rakovica, population 507
- Veliki Lipovec, population 73
- Višnjevec Podvrški, population 30
- Vratnik Samoborski, population 93
- Vrbovec Samoborski, population 262
- Vrhovčak, population 365
population | 13690 | 15226 | 16548 | 18607 | 18783 | 20275 | 19806 | 21953 | 23821 | 25451 | 27103 | 28469 | 32887 | 35017 | 36206 | 37633 | 37435 |
1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Monuments and sightseeings
Samobor is one of the earliest tourist resorts in the region, with the first tourist facilities dating back to 1810, catering to
Education
There are two elementary schools and one high school in Samobor:
- Osnovna škola Bogumil Toni (English: Bogumil Toni Elementary School)
- Osnovna škola Samobor (English: Samobor Elementary School)(formerly Osnovna škola Janko Mišić)
- Srednja škola Samobor (English: Samobor High School), consisting of two academies teaching arts such as economy and trade; the Gimnazija Antuna Gustava Matoša (English: Antun Gustav Matoš Comprehensive School);
and the Srednja strukovna škola Samobor – with technical studies, hairdressing, etc.
There is also a music academy – Glazbena škola Ferdo Livadić.
Sport
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The main local football club is
The main football ground is Gradski Stadion Samobor. The main indoor sports hall is Sportska dvorana Samobor with the seating capacity of 700. Other indoor sports halls are Sportska dvorana Bogumil Toni with seating capacity of 500, Sportska dvorana Rude with seating capacity of 300 and Sportska dvorana OŠ Samobor with no seating capacity.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Samobor is
- Wirges, Germany
- Veles, North Macedonia
- Stari Grad, Croatia
- Pécs, Hungary
- Chassieu, France
- Parabiago, Italy
Notes
- ^ Treasures of Yugoslavia states "granted free trading rights before 1242".
References
- Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Državni zavod za statistiku - Popis '21". Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-08-12.