Jastrebarsko (; hu, Jaska), colloquially known as Jaska, is a town in
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 ...
,
Croatia
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History
Antiquity
In 1865, remnants of a Roman settlement were uncovered in
Repišće,
Klinča Sela, a village in Jastrebarsko metropolitan area. Further
archeological investigation in the late 20th century classified them as a
villa rustica
Villa rustica () was the term used by the ancient Romans to denote a farmhouse or villa set in the countryside and with an agricultural section, which applies to the vast majority of Roman villas. In some cases they were at the centre of a large ...
and a
necropolis
A necropolis (plural necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'', literally meaning "city of the dead".
The term usually im ...
consisting of six
tumuli
A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones buil ...
, both dating to the early
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...
period. The remnants are deemed to be the westernmost group of
Noric-
Pannonia
Pannonia (, ) was a province of the Roman Empire bounded on the north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia. Pannonia was located in the territory that is now wes ...
n tumuli and they make a very rare occasion of tombstones located directly on top of tumuli, which is in the rest of Croatia recorded only in
Donji Čehi
Donji Čehi is a village in Croatia
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. The location of this archeological site on the
fluvial terrace
Fluvial terraces are elongated terraces that flank the sides of floodplains and fluvial valleys all over the world. They consist of a relatively level strip of land, called a "tread", separated from either an adjacent floodplain, other fluvial te ...
s of the local Konjava stream is attributed to the peaceful state of the central Roman Empire, which in turn led to formation of settlements in river valleys.
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Sveta Marija pod Okićem ( en, Saint Mary under Okić) (locally nicknamed Grič), an archeological site located some north of Repišće dating to 4th century, shows a migration from easily accessible locations to steeper hills and creation of isolated walled
refugia. This is attributed to the loss of stability in the Pannonian region and in the Empire overall. A necropolis belonging to Sveta Marija was found on the small valley of Popov Dol and small items were excavated therefrom. Those were mostly bronze bracelets and glass chalices, items that Romans buried with their deceased. Two similar sites were found in the vicinity:
Pavlovčani
Pavlovčani is a settlement in the Jastrebarsko administrative area of Zagreb County, Croatia
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and
Plešivica pass
Pass, PASS, The Pass or Passed may refer to:
Places
* Pass, County Meath, a townland in Ireland
* Pass, Poland, a village in Poland
* Pass, an alternate term for a number of straits: see List of straits
* Mountain pass, a lower place in a moun ...
.
Modern settlement
The name Jastrebarsko is derived from , the
Croatian word for 'hawk' or 'falcon'. This can be attributed to the practicers of
falconry
Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals are hunted; squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. Two traditional terms are used to describe a person ...
( hr, jastrebar, pl. ), who were active in the area of southwest Zagreb County. A remnant of falconry can also be found in the Jastrebarsko
coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
, which features a yellow
goshawk
Goshawk may refer to several species of birds of prey, mainly in the genus ''Accipiter'':
* Northern goshawk, ''Accipiter gentilis'', often referred to simply as the goshawk, since it is the only goshawk found in much of its range (in Europe and N ...
on a blue blackground.
The first mention of this name is found in a 1249 document of the Croatian
ban Stjepan Gutkeled as "lands of Jastraburcza" ( la, forenses de Jastraburcza). The town is therein described as a
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
judicial
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudication, adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and app ...
center. In 1257
Croato-Hungarian King
Bela IV
Bela may refer to:
Places Asia
*Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India
*Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara
* Bela, Dang, in Nepal
* Bela, Janakpur ...
awarded Jastrebarsko the status of a "
free royal trading center" ( hr, slobodno kraljevsko trgovište) by the means of a
golden bull
A golden bull or chrysobull was a decree issued by Byzantine Emperors and later by monarchs in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, most notably by the Holy Roman Emperors. The term was originally coined for the golden seal (a ''bull ...
.
This status helped Jastrebarsko combat the interests of local
feudal lords
Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was the combination of the legal, economic, military, cultural and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structur ...
until the abolishment of the
feudal system
Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was the combination of the legal, economic, military, cultural and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structur ...
by ban
Josip Jelačić in 1848.
From 1518 to 1848 Jastrebarsko is heavily influenced by the Croato-Hungarian noble family
Erdödy. The bans
Petar II and
Toma II Erdödy were known for their victories against the spreading
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
. Toma, son of Petar, won the 1593
Battle of Sisak
The Battle of Sisak was fought on 22 June 1593 between Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Bosnian forces and a combined Christian army from the Habsburg lands, mainly Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Kingdom of Croatia and Inner Austria. The battle took place ...
, a major and decisive battle in the Ottomans' centuries-long
occupation of Balkans. Later, in 1809 during the expansion of
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
's
First French Empire
The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire (; Latin: ) after 1809, also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Eu ...
, Jastrebarsko was for a short time incorporated in the
Illyrian Provinces
The Illyrian Provinces sl, Ilirske province hr, Ilirske provincije sr, Илирске провинције it, Province illirichegerman: Illyrische Provinzen, group=note were an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province of France d ...
. This lasted until Summer 1813, when the French retreated from Croatia.
Jastrebarsko started to rapidly develop following the 1848 abolishment of feudalism. The
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 ...
–
Karlovac
Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705.
Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb- Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...
railway was built in 1865, providing the town with a major source of employment. The local elementary school, founded in the 17th century, was augmented by a number of other cultural, social and sports organization, including a library, the singing society "Javor", association of
tamburica
Tamburica ( or ) or tamboura ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", tamburica, тамбурица, little tamboura; hu, tambura; el, Ταμπουράς, Tampourás; sometimes written tamburrizza or tamburitza), refers to a family of long-necked lute ...
players, a
volunteer fire brigade
A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respond t ...
and a theater and others.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Jastrebarsko 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 was the site of a
concentration camp for Serb children operated by the authorities of the
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist It ...
during World War II.
Geography
Jastrebarsko is located in the
Prigorje
Prigorje () is a geographical subdivision of Croatia, the region around its capital Zagreb, which stretches along the southern slope of Medvednica mountain (colloquially known as "Zagreb's mountain") roughly between Žumberak mountain range and ...
region of
Central Croatia
Croatia proper ( hr, Hrvatska) is one of the four historical regions of the Republic of Croatia, together with Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. It is located between Slavonia in the east, the Adriatic Sea in the west, and Dalmatia to the south ...
, built around the Reka Creek ( hr, Potok Reka; ''reka'' is
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 ...
word for ''river''). On the west, Jastrebarsko is bordered by the
Žumberak Mountain ( hr, Žumberačka gora), a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
spreading through southeast
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
and southwest Prigorje, specifically Žumberak municipality and City of
Samobor
Samobor () 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 Zagreb, between the eastern slopes of the Samobor hills ( hr, Samo ...
. The average altitude of the city is
and the highest elevation in the Jastrebarsko metropolitan area is recorded on the
Sveta Gera
Saint Gera ( Croatian: "Sveta Gera") or Trdina Peak ( sl, Trdinov vrh) is the highest peak of the Žumberak Mountains, at a height of . It is located along the border between southeastern Slovenia and Croatia, and the summit is subject to a border ...
summit of the Žumberak mountain, also claimed by Slovenia.
Transport
Jastrebarsko lies on both Zagreb–
Split
Split(s) or The Split may refer to:
Places
* Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia
* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
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Arts, enterta ...
(
Adriatic
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) ...
-
Ionian highway) and Zagreb-
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
(Corridor Vb) rail and road corridors. There is a highway exit near Jastrebarsko on the
A1 highway, located between the
Lučko interchange
The Lučko interchange ( hr, Čvor Lučko) is a hybrid ( Full Y/ Half-clover) interchange in Zagreb, Croatia. It is named after the nearby Zagreb neighborhood of Lučko. The interchange represents the northern terminus of the A1 motorway and it c ...
near Zagreb and the
Karlovac
Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705.
Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb- Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...
interchange. This stretch is the oldest modern highway in Croatia, dating back to 1970. The Zagreb–Karlovac–Rijeka magistral railroad M202, part of the
Pan-European
Pan-European can refer to:
* Pan-European identity
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** Pan-European Corridor Xa
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...
corridor Vb, passes through Jastrebarsko.
Jastrebarsko is served by a high-speed
tilting train
A tilting train is a train that has a mechanism enabling increased speed on regular rail tracks. As a train (or other vehicle) rounds a curve at speed, objects inside the train experience centrifugal force. This can cause packages to slide ab ...
running between Zagreb and Rijeka and
commuter train
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are consi ...
s operating between the town and Zagreb.
The city administration has called for a traffic study in 2007 by
Ivan Dadić, a Croatian traffic expert, to solve the transport problems riddling Jastrebarsko's roads. Preliminary opinion by Dadić called for construction of four additional interchanges on the Zagreb–Karlovac stretch that would stop Jastrebarsko from being the bottleneck exit for all commuters living on the A1 corridor.
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Climate
The climate of Jastrebarsko is classified as
maritime temperate with a slightly drier winter (''Cfwbx'' in
Köppen climate classification system Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author an ...
). The city experiences four separate seasons. Winters are mild and summers are cool and the dry season spans through the winter and early spring. The average January low is around , while the July high tends to be near . The average yearly temperature is . Record temperatures have been encountered in July 1983 () and January 1985 (). There are scientifically documented claims that the
global warming
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
affects the climate in Jastrebarsko by increasing average yearly temperature by 1.2 °C (2.1 °F).
Demographics
In the
2011 census, the city of Jastrebarsko has a total population of 15,866. 5,493 of whom live in the settlement of Jastrebarsko itself (
''naselje'').
The settlement (''naselje'') of Jastrebarsko encompasses nearly a third of the total population of the town, but less than a tenth of the total area.
The records from the earlier censuses show a decrease in total population from a high of 17,895 in 1991, although the population of the seat settlement has been continuously increasing since at least 1981.
Jastrebarsko
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
includes the City of Jastrebarsko and three adjacent municipalities:
Klinča Sela,
Krašić
Krašić is a village and municipality in central Croatia, located near Jastrebarsko and Ozalj, south of Žumberak and north of Kupa, about 50 km southwest of Zagreb. Krašić comprises an area of about 3.63 km2. In the 2011 census, the ...
and
Žumberak. The area is fairly large at , but has a low population density and encompasses only 29,697 people.
Settlements
The settlements in the city administrative area are:
*
Belčići, population 91
*
Brebrovac, population 74
*
Brezari, population 66
*
Breznik Plešivički, population 123
*
Bukovac Svetojanski, population 85
*
Celine, population 68
*
Crna Mlaka, population 30
*
Cvetković, population 616
*
Čabdin, population 139
*
Čeglje, population 373
*
Črnilovec, population 123
*
Dolanjski Jarak, population 32
*
Domagović, population 541
*
Donja Reka
Donja Reka is a settlement in the Jastrebarsko administrative area of Zagreb County, Croatia
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, population 349
*
Donji Desinec, population 799
*
Draga Svetojanska, population 153
*
Dragovanščak, population 101
*
Goljak
Gollak ( sq-definite, Gollaku, sr, Гољак, Goljak) or Gallap ( sq-definite, Gallapi) is a mountainous and ethnographic region in the eastern part of Kosovo and partially in Serbia, bordering the Llap region to the North, the Kosovo field t ...
, population 59
*
Gorica Svetojanska, population 116
*
Gornja Kupčina, population 148
*
Gornja Reka, population 359
*
Gornji Desinec, population 651
*
Grabarak, population 0
*
Gračac Slavetićki, population 5
*
Guci Draganički, population 302
*
Hrastje Plešivičko, population 182
*
Hrašća, population 86
*
Ivančići, population 198
*
Izimje, population 221
* Jastrebarsko, population 5,493
*
Jurjevčani, population 99
*
Kupeć Dol, population 97
*
Lanišće
Lanišće ( it, Lanischie) is a village and municipality in the mountainous Ćićarija area, Istria, Croatia. In 2011, the population of the village itself is 88, with a total of 329 residents in the municipality. Over 92.40% of the population a ...
, population 0
*
Lokošin Dol, population 95
*
Malunje, population 211
*
Miladini, population 58
*
Novaki Petrovinski, population 292
*
Orešje Okićko, population 16
*
Paljugi, population 10
*
Pavlovčani
Pavlovčani is a settlement in the Jastrebarsko administrative area of Zagreb County, Croatia
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, population 290
*
Pesak, population 13
*
Petrovina, population 246
*
Plešivica, population 292
*
Prhoć, population 235
*
Prilipje, population 225
*
Prodin Dol, population 97
*
Rastoki, population 109
*
Redovje, population 29
*
Slavetić, population 84
*
Srednjak, population 45
*
Stankovo, population 370
*
Špigelski Breg, population 0
*
Tihočaj, population 3
*
Toplice, population 96
*
Vlaškovec, population 120
*
Volavje, population 398
*
Vranov Dol, population 137
*
Vukšin Šipak, population 310
*
Zdihovo, population 306
Notable inhabitants
![Vlatko Macek Statue, Jastrebarsko](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Vlatko_Macek_Statue%2C_Jastrebarsko.JPG)
Jastrebarsko was home to two important Croatian
Roman Catholic
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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cardinal
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Animals
* Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
s:
Aloysius Stepinac
Aloysius Viktor Cardinal Stepinac ( hr, Alojzije Viktor Stepinac, 8 May 1898 – 10 February 1960) was a senior-ranking Yugoslav Croat prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal, Stepinac served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 until his dea ...
(1898–1960) and
Franjo Kuharić
Franjo Kuharić (15 April 1919 – 11 March 2002) was a Croatian Catholic cardinal, who served as the Archbishop of Zagreb from 1970 until his resignation in 1997. The cardinal was often referred to as the "Rock of Croatia" known for his defe ...
(1919–2002).
Aloysius Stepinac ( hr, Alojzije Stepinac) was born in
Krašić
Krašić is a village and municipality in central Croatia, located near Jastrebarsko and Ozalj, south of Žumberak and north of Kupa, about 50 km southwest of Zagreb. Krašić comprises an area of about 3.63 km2. In the 2011 census, the ...
municipality in Jastrebarsko metropolitan area and made
Archbishop of Zagreb
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb ( hr, Zagrebačka nadbiskupija, la, Archidioecesis Zagrebiensis) is the central archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Croatia, centered in the capital city Zagreb. It is the metropolitan see of Croatia, an ...
in 1937 and later cardinal in 1952. In 1946, Stepinac was sentenced by a Yugoslav court to 16 years in prison for alleged collaborating with the Nazis. He was released five years later and died in
home confinement
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. He was buried in the
Zagreb Cathedral
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and
Franjo Šeper
Franjo Šeper (2 October 1905 – 30 December 1981) was a Croatian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 1968 to 1981, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965. B ...
succeeded him as the new Archbishop of Zagreb.
The other cardinal was
Franjo Kuharić
Franjo Kuharić (15 April 1919 – 11 March 2002) was a Croatian Catholic cardinal, who served as the Archbishop of Zagreb from 1970 until his resignation in 1997. The cardinal was often referred to as the "Rock of Croatia" known for his defe ...
, also from Krašić. He became a priest in 1945 and succeeded Šeper (then already a cardinal) as the Archbishop of Zagreb in 1970. In 1983
pope
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John Paul II
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chose him as a cardinal. Kuharić remained on that duty until his retirement in 1997.
Two influential Croatian politicians are known to have lived in Jastrebarsko.
Vladko Maček
Vladimir Maček (20 June 1879 – 15 May 1964) was a politician in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. As a leader of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) following the 1928 assassination of Stjepan Radić, Maček had been a leading Croatian political fig ...
, a Croatian politician from the first half of the 20th century also hails from Jastrebarsko. Born in a nearby village,
Kupinec, Maček led the
Croatian Peasant Party
The Croatian Peasant Party ( hr, Hrvatska seljačka stranka, HSS) is an agrarian political party in Croatia founded on 22 December 1904 by Antun and Stjepan Radić as Croatian Peoples' Peasant Party (HPSS). The Brothers Radić believed that t ...
fighting for the independence of Croatia since the
assassination of Stjepan Radić until
World War II
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and the establishment of the
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist It ...
by the
Axis powers
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which defeated the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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in 1941.
Ante Starčević
Ante Starčević (; 23 May 1823 – 28 February 1896) was a Croatian politician and writer. His policies centered around Croatian state law, the integrity of Croatian lands, and the right of his people to self-determination. As an important memb ...
, termed "Father of the Croatian homeland"
( hr, Otac domovine), fought for the independence and the democratical re-establishment of the medieval
Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Croatia may refer to:
* Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102), an independent medieval kingdom
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, opposing the Hungarian sympathizer and ban of Croatia
Khuen-Héderváry.
He lived in Jastrebarsko for seven years while working in a law practice.
Boris Klemenić was mayor of the town for eight years.
References
Endnotes
- Also mentioned as Gonjeva by Gregl.
- Although Škrabe refers to an estimate of 600 years, the period of Jastrebarsko's free royal trading center actually could have lasted only 591 years. See
Gjuro Szabo
Gjuro Szabo (, sometimes also Đuro Szabo; February 3, 1875 in Novska – May 2, 1943 in Zagreb) was a Croatian historian, art conserver and museologist. He published over 200 papers about Croatian national history, the history of art, art co ...
's book ''Stari Zagreb'' for a detailed explanation of free royal towns of Croatia.
External links
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Zagreb County official website
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Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated places in Zagreb County
Zagreb County (former)
Populated places established in the 13th century
Spa towns in Croatia