Kumrovec

Kumrovec is a municipality ( and also a village ) in the Croatian Krapina-Zagorje County. In 2011 the municipality had 1,588 inhabitants.

Geography

Kumrovec is situated on the Croatian-Slovenian border and is about 45 kilometers from Zagreb, capital of Croatia, removed.

History and Tourism

The village Kumrovec is known as the birthplace of Josip Broz Tito ( 1892-1980 ). Tito was a long -time president of Yugoslavia. There are two attractions: Tito's birthplace and the open air museum Etno selo - Kumrovec. Beside the house stands a bronze Tito Memorial, which was created by Antun Augustinčić. At the edge of the village stands an obelisk commemorating Antun Mihanović, the national anthem of Croatia - Our Beautiful Homeland (Croatian: Lijepa naša domovino ) - wrote in 1835.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Josip Broz Tito
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