Samobor
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
Politics
Mayor	Antun Dubravko Filipec (LS)
Governing Party	HSLS
Population
Population:	36.206 (2001)
Population density:	144/km²
Geography
Area:	250 km²
Location:	45°66' - 45°67' n. Br. 15°64' - 15°65' ö. L.
Dimensions:
Highest Point:	860 m (Brdo Ravnice)
Lowest Point:	127 m

Samobor is a town in Zagreb county, Croatia. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 208 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Samobor Metadata This file contains additional... // Introduction A license plate, number plate or registration plate (often referred to simply as a plate, or colloquially tag) is a small metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle for official identification purposes. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Liberal Party (Croatian Liberalna stranka, LS) is a liberal party in Croatia. ... Croatian Social Liberal Party (Croatian: Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka, HSLS) is a liberal party in Croatia. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Coat of arms Zagreb county - Zagrebačka županija is a county in central Croatia. ...

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. Location of Zagreb within Croatia Coordinates: , Country RC diocese 1094 Free royal city 1242 Unified 1850 Government  - Mayor Milan Bandić Area [1]  - Total 641. ... Žumberak is a mountain situated between Croatia and Slovenia. ... Sava also Save (in Serbian: Сава; German: Save; Hungarian: Száva) is a river in Europe, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade. ...

Population

36,207 inhabitants according the Croatian census from 2001. are living on the administrative territory of Samobor.

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. Its history and culture are rich and various. // Events April 5 - During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. ... B la IV (1206-1270) was the king of Hungary between 1235 and 1270. ...

Economy

One of the chief industries in Samobor is crystal cutting. Some of the best crystal in Europe comes from Samobor and is highly prized all over the world. Lead crystal beads Lead crystal, (also called crystal), is lead glass that has been hand or machine cut with facets. ...

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 the writer of the most famous Croatian patriotic song (budnica), 'Još Hrvatska ni propala' ('Croatia hasn't perished yet')
• Antun Gustav Matoš, poet and writer, who abode in Samobor for only four years.
• Milan Lang, reformer of education in Croatia and teacher in the Samobor school.

Antun Gustav Matoš (June 13th, 1873 - March 17th, 1914) is Croatian writer best known as the representative of modernism in Croatian literature. ...

Monuments and Sightseeings

ruins of Samobor castle

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. 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. 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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Angling is a method of fishing, specifically the practice of catching fish by means of an angle (hook). ... Hunting is, in its most general sense, the pursuit of a target. ... Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Liszt redirects here. ...

Education

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Links

• Official Samobor site
• Samobor info

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Coordinates: 45°48′N, 15°43′E Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...