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Žumberak, Croatia

Coordinates: 45°42′0″N 15°27′36″E / 45.70000°N 15.46000°E / 45.70000; 15.46000
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Žumberak
Municipality of Žumberak
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Žumberak is located in Croatia
Žumberak
Žumberak
Location of Žumberak in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°42′0″N 15°27′36″E / 45.70000°N 15.46000°E / 45.70000; 15.46000
Country Croatia
County Zagreb County
Area
 • Municipality110.1 km2 (42.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality609
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Urban
9
 • Urban density2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
Vehicle registrationZG
Websitezumberak.hr

Žumberak is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Zagreb County. According to the 2011 census, there are 883 inhabitants, 98% of which are Croats.[3] Žumberak municipality covers an area of 110 km2 (42 sq mi). The municipal centre is located in the village of Kostanjevac.[4]

Žumberak together with the Samobor Mountains form a nature park. Žumberak is a karst area with beech and chestnut forests. Many residents of Žumberak at the end of the 19th century immigrated to Slovenia, Austria and Germany because of grapevine phylloxera. Nowadays, rural tourism, wine production and viticulture have developed in Žumberak. [5]

Settlements are:[6]

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zagreb". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "Statut Općine Žumberak". Općina Žumberak. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Žumberak | Hrvatska enciklopedija". www.enciklopedija.hr. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Žumberak". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.