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| photo: Kralj Tomislav Square | |
| General Information | |
| State Capital: | Zagreb |
| Vehicle Registration: | ZG |
| Area code: | 01 |
| Homepage: | http://samobor.hr |
| Coat of Arms | |
| Image:Samobor(grb).gif | |
| Map: Samobor in Croatia | |
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| Politics | |
| Mayor | Antun Dubravko Filipec (LS) |
| Governing Party | HSLS |
| Population | |
| Population: | 36. A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a Motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The Liberal Party (Liberalna stranka LS is a now defunct liberal party in Croatia. Croatian Social Liberal Party (Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka HSLS is a Liberal conservative party in Croatia. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 206 (2001) |
| Population density: | 144/km² |
| Geography | |
| Area: | 250 km² |
| Location: | 45°66' - 45°67' n. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Br. 15°64' - 15°65' ö. L. |
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| Highest Point: | 860 m (Brdo Ravnice) |
| Lowest Point: | 127 m |
Samobor is a town in Zagreb county, Croatia. Zagreb County (Zagrebačka županija is a County in central Croatia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between
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Geography
Samobor is located to the west of Zagreb, between the eastern slopes of Samoborsko gorje (Samobor hills, the eastern part of the Žumberak Mountains), in the Sava river valley. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Žumberak (in Croatian) or Gorjanci (in Slovenian) is a range of Mountains or hills between Croatia and Slovenia. The Sava ( Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene: Sava; Serbian: Сава, Sava) is a river in
Population
36,207 inhabitants according the Croatian census from 2001. are living on the administrative territory of Samobor, from which 15. 147 are situated in the city itself.
Administration
City government, court, police, health-service, post office are the part of infrastructure of Samobor.
History
Samobor has existed as a free royal town since 1242 according to a document of endowment by King Bela IV. Béla IV (IV Béla (1206 &ndash 3 May 1270 King of Hungary and Croatia (1214-1270 Duke of Styria (1254-1258 Its history and culture are rich and various.
Economy
One of the chief industries in Samobor is crystal cutting. Lead crystal (also called crystal) is Lead glass that has been hand- or machine-cut with facets Some of the best crystal in Europe comes from Samobor and is highly prized all over the world.
Famous People
Many famous Croats were born or lived in Samobor. Such notable personalities are:
- Ferdo Livadić Wiesner, a prominent member of the nationalist Ilirski pokret movement in the 19th century, piano composer and writer of the most famous Croatian patriotic song (budnica) of the 19th century, 'Još Horvatska ni propala' ('Croatia hasn't perished yet')
- Antun Gustav Matoš, poet and writer, who lived in Samobor for four years. Antun Gustav Matoš ( June 13, 1873 - March 17, 1914) was a Croatian Poet, Short story writer Journalist
- Milan Lang, reformer of education in Croatia and teacher in the Samobor school.
Monuments and Sightseeings
It is one of the earliest tourist resorts in the region, with the first tourist facilities dating back to 1810, oriented towards anglers, hunters and hikers. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Angling is a method of Fishing by means of an "angle" ( hook) Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries but there are differences in usage The town's beautiful surroundings and vicinity to the capital have been supporting this tourist tradition to the present day. In 1846, Samobor was paid a visit by the composer Franz Liszt, who at that time was visiting Zagreb during one of his numerous concert-tours. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Liszt came to Samobor to see his friend, previously mentioned Ferdo Livadić, in his lodgings at the Livadić mansion, which is today the town's museum.
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