Donja Stubica () is a town in

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, about northeast of

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...

on the northern slope of

Medvednica Medvednica () is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb, and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje. The highest peak, at is Sljeme. Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park (''park prirode''), a type ...

. It is connected by the state road D307 and L202 railway. The total population is 5,680, with 2,200 people in Donja Stubica itself (census 2011), with a total area of 44.6 km². It is one of the southern-most towns in the

Krapina-Zagorje County Krapina-Zagorje County (, hr, Krapinsko-zagorska županija) is a Counties of Croatia, county in northern Croatia, bordering Slovenia. It encompasses most of the historic region called Hrvatsko Zagorje. The area contains the excavation site of a ...

, which covers the

Hrvatsko Zagorje Hrvatsko Zagorje (; Croatian Zagorje; ''zagorje'' is Croatian for "backland" or "behind the hills") is a cultural region in northern Croatia, traditionally separated from the country's capital Zagreb by the Medvednica Mountain. It comprises ...

mountain region north of Zagreb up to the border with

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Population

There are 10 settlements in the Town: * Donja Podgora, population 371 * Donja Stubica, population 2,200 * Gornja Podgora, population 287 * Hižakovec, population 106 * Hruševec, population 388 *

Lepa Ves Lepa Ves (Croatian for ''Beautiful village'') is a village in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homela ...

, population 411 * Matenci, population 482 * Milekovo Selo, population 127 * Pustodol, population 844 * Vučak, population 464

History

The town was founded in 1209 by

Andrew II of Hungary Andrew II ( hu, II. András, hr, Andrija II., sk, Ondrej II., uk, Андрій II; 117721 September 1235), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1205 and 1235. He ruled the Principality of Halych from 1188 ...

, during the period of

Croatia in the union with Hungary The Kingdom of Croatia ( la, Regnum Croatiae; hr, Kraljevina Hrvatska, ''Hrvatsko kraljevstvo'', ''Hrvatska zemlja'') entered a personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary in 1102, after a period of rule of kings from the Trpimirović and Svetosl ...

. In 1573 it was a site of the

Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt Croatian may refer to: *Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , ...

under the leadership of

Matija Gubec Matija Gubec (, hu, Gubecz Máté) ( 1548 – 15 February 1573), with his real name Ambroz Gubec (or ''Gobec''), was a Croatian / Slovenian (nationality still disputed) revolutionary, best known as the leader of the Croatian–Slovene Peasant Re ...

. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Donja Stubica was a district capital in the

Zagreb County Zagreb County ( hr, Zagrebačka županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, the county is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring" ( hr, z ...

of the

Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia ( hr, Kraljevina Hrvatska i Slavonija; hu, Horvát-Szlavónország or ; de-AT, Königreich Kroatien und Slawonien) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation with ...

. The town has given a number of secular and religious figures. It is also the site of four distinguished

archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

finds. On the basis of this historical importance, Donja Stubica was given a town status in 1997.

Culture

The ''Kajkavijana'' association promotes the conservation and advancement of the

Kajkavian dialect Kajkavian (Kajkavian noun: ''kajkavščina''; Shtokavian adjective: ''kajkavski'' , noun: ''kajkavica'' or ''kajkavština'' ) is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats in much of Central Croatia, Gorski Kotar and nort ...

spoken along the

Kupa The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from la, Colapis in Roman times; hu, Kulpa) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with its border part having a length of and th ...

and

Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally th ...

Rivers and the cultural heritage of the region. There is also the Culture and Art Society of Stubica and several sporting clubs.

Economy

The outlook for the development of Donja Stubica and its region is in the promotion of

small and medium enterprise Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are businesses whose personnel and revenue numbers fall below certain limits. The abbreviation "SME" is used by international organizations such as the World Bank ...

trade Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...

, and

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

. A number of firms known nationwide are located in Donja Stubica, including ''Metalis'', ''Hidraulika Kurelja'', ''Trgostil'', ''Frassinox'', and ''Perfa''. The town also hosts 3-star

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

complex Terme Jezerčica with wellness and

spa A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneoth ...

facilities.

Notable people

(around 1548-1573), croatian peasant and the leader of the

Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt The Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt ( sl, hrvaško-slovenski kmečki upor, hr, seljačka buna), Gubec's Rebellion ( hr, Gupčeva buna) or Gubec's peasant uprising of 1573 was a large peasant revolt on territory forming modern-day Croatia and S ...

of 1573 *

Eugen Viktor Feller Eugen Viktor Feller (26 January 1871 – 15 November 1936) was a Croatian pharmacist, entrepreneur and pioneer of the industrial drug production in Croatia. Feller was born in 1871, in Lwów region, which after the partition of Poland was at the ...

(1871-1936), pharmacist, entrepreneur and pioneer of the industrial drug production in Croatia. *

Stjepan Steiner Stjepan Steiner (16 October 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Croatian physician, cardiologist, Major general in the Yugoslav People's Army and personal physician of Josip Broz Tito. Early life and family Steiner was born into a middle class J ...

(1915–2006), physician, cardiologist, Major general in the

Yugoslav People's Army The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska a ...

and personal physician of

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

Lujo Margetić Lujo Margetić (18 October 1920 – 17 May 2010) was a Croatian legal historian, member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a professor emeritus of the University of Rijeka. Life and education Margetić was born in 1920 in Donja ...

(1920–2010), historian *

Željko Matuš Željko Matuš (born 9 August 1935 in Donja Stubica) is a former Croatian-Yugoslavian footballer. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Club career During his club career he played for NK Dinamo Zagreb, SC ...

(born 1935), football player, Olympic champion and European Championship silver medalist

International relations

Donja Stubica is twinned (twin towns — sister cities) with: *

Rodgau Rodgau is a town in the Offenbach district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It lies southeast of Frankfurt am Main in the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region and has the greatest population of any municipality in the Offenbach ...

Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...

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in 2002.

References

External links

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Pictures of Donja Stubica
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