Samobor | |
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| Grad Samobor City of Samobor | |
     Top: Samobor aerial view; Center left: Samobor Fountain; Center right: Main Square; Bottom left: Gradna; Bottom right: Samobor mustard sign | |
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  Samobor Location of Samobor within Croatia | |
| Coordinates:45°48′N15°43′E / 45.800°N 15.717°E /45.800; 15.717 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Central Croatia (Prigorje) |
| County |  Zagreb |
| Free royal city | 1242 |
| Settlements | 77 settlements |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Petra Škrobot (Fokus) |
| • City Council | |
| • Electoral district | VI |
| Area | |
• City | 251.5 km2 (97.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• City | 37,435 |
| • Density | 148.8/km2 (385.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16,911 |
| • Urban density | 1,020/km2 (2,640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | HR-10 430 |
| Area code | +385 1 |
| Vehicle registration | ZG |
| Patron saints | St. Anne |
| Website | samobor |
Samobor (pronounced[sâmɔ̝bɔ̝ːr]) is a town inZagreb County,Croatia. It is part of theZagreb metropolitan area. Administratively it is a part ofZagreb County.
Samobor is located west ofZagreb, between the eastern slopes of the Samobor hills (Croatian:Samoborsko gorje), the eastern part ofŽumberak Mountains, in theSava River valley. It is part of the historical region ofCroatia proper.
Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 39.0 °C (102.2 °F), on 24 August 2012.[4] The coldest temperature was −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F), on 12 January 1985.[5]
| Climate data for Samobor | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 7.7 (45.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.4 (83.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | 5.7 (42.3) | 17.1 (62.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 3.1 (37.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.1 (53.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 2.3 (36.1) | 12.1 (53.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 3.9 (39.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 7.5 (45.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 51.5 (2.03) | 57.8 (2.28) | 57.0 (2.24) | 68.4 (2.69) | 88.7 (3.49) | 75.5 (2.97) | 72.0 (2.83) | 77.3 (3.04) | 97.6 (3.84) | 76.9 (3.03) | 78.7 (3.10) | 62.7 (2.47) | 864.1 (34.01) |
| Source: Weather.Directory[6] | |||||||||||||
The city government, court, police, health service, and a post office are part of the Samobor infrastructure.
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Samobor has existed as afree royal town since 1242,[a] according to a document of endowment by KingBéla IV.
Since theTreaty of Karlowitz in 1699,Szamobor was part of theHabsburg monarchy, (Transleithania after thecompromise of 1867), and soon after in theKingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, created when the Kingdom of Slavonia and the Kingdom of Croatia were merged in 1868. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Samobor was a district capital in theZagreb County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
TheDVD "Chromos" was founded in 1954, under theVZ grada Samobora.[7]
One of the chief industries in Samobor iscrystal cutting, acclaimed in Europe and all over the world.
Many well-known people were born or lived in Samobor. Such notable personalities are:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1857 | 13,690 | — |
| 1869 | 15,226 | +11.2% |
| 1880 | 16,548 | +8.7% |
| 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 | 37,435 | −0.5% |
| Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2021,DZS | ||
In the2021 Croatian census,[8] the total population of the administrative territory of Samobor was 37,481, distributed in the following settlements:
| 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 |
Representatives of Samobor at theCroatian Parliament:
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Samobor is one of the earliest tourist resorts in the region, with the first tourist facilities dating back to 1810, catering toanglers,hunters andhikers. The town's beautiful surroundings and vicinity to the capital have supported this tourist tradition to the present day. In 1846, Samobor was paid a visit by the composerFranz Liszt, who at that time was visiting Zagreb during one of his numerous concert tours. Liszt came to Samobor to see his friend Ferdo Livadić, in his lodgings at theLivadić mansion, which is today the town museum.At the beginning of the 20th century, the Livadić mansion came under the ownership of a Jewish family named Daničić. They were forced to leave as a result of the Nazi invasion in 1941. Shortly after this, the mansion wasconfiscated by the newly formed Independent State of Croatia and never returned to the Daničić family. On Tepec hill, a 10-minute walk from the city centre, there are still-visible remains of theSamobor Castle fortress built in the 13th century.
These elementary schools and high schools exist in Samobor:
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The main local football club isNK Samobor, who play in theTreća HNL.Other football clubs areNK Bregana,NK Galgovo,NK Klokočevac,NK Rakov Potok,NK Samoborski Otok,NK Zrinski Farkaševac.The local woman's handball club isŽRK Samobor, who play in the Prva HRL.The local men's handball clubs areRK Mladost 09, andRK Rudar, who play in the Premijer liga.The local men's basketball club isKK Samobor, who play in thePrva muška liga.The local judo clubs areJudo Klub Samobor, andJudo Klub Profectus Samobor.The local karate clubs areKarate klub Samobor,Karate klub Mladost andKarate klub Bregana.The local athletics club isAtletski klub Samobor 2007.The local gymnastics clubGimnastički klub Samobor.The local volleyball club isOdbojkaški klub Samobor.The local tennis club isTenis klub Samobor 1890.The local table tennis club isStolnoteniski klub Samobor.The local taekwondo club isTaekwondo klub Koryo Samobor.The local mountain bike club isBrdsko-biciklistički klub Šišmiš.The local kickboxing klub isTNT Samobor.The local motocross club isMoto Cross Klub TRP Marović.
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.
The local chapter of theHPS isHPD "Japetić", which had 253 members in 1936 under the Franjo Flašar presidency, being one of the largest within the society. At the time, it had aski section.[10] Membership fell to 245 in 1937.[11]: 249 Membership rose to 246 in 1938.[12]: 247
Samobor istwinned with:
Wirges, Germany
Veles, North MacedoniaStari Grad, Croatia
Pécs, Hungary
Chassieu, France
Parabiago, Italy
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