Donja Stubica
The Croatian city Donja Stubica part of Krapina-Zagorje County, which includes the mountain range of the Zagorje north of Zagreb to the border with Slovenia.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Museums
- 3.2 Regular events
- 4.1 traffic
- 4.2 Media
Geography
Location
Donja Stubica is located about 40 kilometers north of Zagreb on the northern mountain slope of Medvednica. The city covers an area of 44.6 km ². It extends from the Medvednica mountain up to the wide plain of the river Krapina.
Boroughs
The town consists of ten places: Donja Podgora, Donja Stubica Gornja Podgora, Hižakovec, Hruševec, Lepa Ves, Matenci, Milekovo selo, Pustodol and Vučak. The largest of these places is Donja Stubica. The whole city area with environment is called degree Donja Stubica.
Climate
The region has a continental climate. The winters are usually pretty mild, summers are moderately warm. Autumn is warmer than spring usually. The average annual temperature is 9.3 to 10.6 ° C. The average temperature in July is below 22 ° C. The coldest month is January with an average of -2 ° C.
The rainfall can reach their high from May to July. The lowest rainfall is in February and March. This distribution of rainfall has a positive effect on agriculture. On average over several years were rainfall of about 1,000 mm in the lowlands, 1,200 millimeters measured on the hills and 1400-1500 mm in the highest regions.
Neighboring communities
The city is bordered to the north by the city Zabok and the community Bedekovčina, in the northwest of the city Oroslavje, in the (south- ) west on the community Stubičke Toplice, in the south of the city of Zagreb, and in the east on the community of Gornja Stubica on.
History
The Donja Stubica was founded in 1209 by Andrija II. 1573 was the Croatian- Slovenian peasant here instead of insurgency under the leadership of Matija Gubec.
For historical heritage Donja Stubicas include in addition to numerous secular and ecclesiastical cultural monuments, four significant archaeological finds. Because of the historical significance Donja Stubica received city rights in early 1997.
Population Development
In the 19th century Zagorje was the most populated area of Croatia. From 1857 to 1931 the number of inhabitants increased, then this development came to a halt. From 1953 to 1971, the population increased rapidly from: The birth rate declined, also a long process of emigration seemed off.
From 1857 to the most recent census recorded in 2001 city Donja Stubica a continuous increase of the population. Unlike the county, the city Donja Stubica increased its population in recent years. It is one of the few self-governing municipalities with positive population development.
In the 2011 census, 5,680 inhabitants were determined. Most of them were traded on the main village Donja Stubica ( 2200 ).
The population density is relatively high. Donja Stubica has 134.8 inhabitants / km ² and is thus both the county ( 115.7 inhabitants / km ²) as well as above the national average of 78.5 inhabitants / km ².
Culture and sights
Museums
The Croatian-Slovenian peasant revolt is a museum dedicated. It was founded in 1973 for the 400th anniversary of the peasant uprising and was designed both as a historical museum and a memorial. The museum is housed in the Orsic mansion in Gornja Stubica, one of the few feudal residences, which were open to the public during the period of socialism. In addition to text and image panels as well as museum objects, the museum also contained scale models, projections and videos, which were unusually at that time in Croatia. The exhibition was stained partly ideological. At the beginning of 2002, the museum opened the peasant uprisings with a fundamentally renewed exhibition. The central theme of revolt is now embedded in a historical context, ranging from the feudal rule of the late Middle Ages until the abolition of serfdom in 1848.
The association Kajkavijana advocates the preservation and promotion of the Kajkavian dialect, which is spoken north of the Kupa and the upper Sava. He maintains the traditional heritage of the region, as well as the cultural, artistic club Stubica. The permanent exhibition Kajkaviana Croatica in the mansion Stubički Golubovec since 2002 gives an overview of the KAJKAVIAN written and oral literature. The exhibition presents about 50 works of art from the collection of Dr. Antun Bauer, who has handed over a part of its collection of contemporary art of the city Donja Stubica.
The primary school in Gornja Stubica strives to preserve traditional culture. Here, an ethnographic collection has accumulated, which is on the ground floor of the school on permanent display. The primary school in Donja Stubica also collect items related to the local traditions and the establishment of the first school in the Stubica region.
The artists colony Pihači in Stubičke Toplice gathered every year many art lovers, mainly amateurs.
Regular events
At the peasant uprising and other historical events of the region remember events in the sense of living history. At the beginning of the project " The Middle Ages in Zagorje ", which should bring new life to the castles in the region stood. The highlight was and is a knights' tournament in Gornja Stubica. Visitors can participate in the program actively. Of these, the city also promises economic and tourism opportunities.
On the anniversary of the peasant uprising, the museum also organizes its own events, empathize with the historical scenes and characters. In February, the event ends with the reconstruction of the Battle of Stubica. From local clubs emerged as the Knights of the Golden Chalice and Tahys shooters representing medieval crafts and customs at many events in Croatia.
Economy and infrastructure
In Donja Stubica and the region's many small and medium enterprises of trade and tourism are located. The company Metalis, Hidraulika Kurelja, Trgostil, Frassinox and Perfa are known in Croatia. The hotel Jezerčica was recently reopened.
Traffic
The road network connects Donja Stubica with neighboring regions in North -South and East-West direction, but the mountain Medvenica forms a natural obstacle to traffic in Zagreb.
The A2 motorway Zagreb - Macelj is a part of European route E 59
Donja Stubica is on the railway line Zabok - Gornja Stubica.
Media
The local radio station Radio Stubica exists since 1971 and sends a 24 - hour program on FM. It is to receive in the region of Zagorje and up to Zagreb.
In Donja Stubica two local magazines appear: Stubički glasnik and the humorous journal Zagorski potepuh.
Sister City
Partners town of Donja Stubica since September 2002, the city Rodgau (Hessen).