Kumrovec
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State : | Croatia | |
County : | Krapina-Zagorje | |
Area : | 16 km² | |
Residents : | 1,588 (2011) | |
Population density : | 99 inhabitants per km² | |
Telephone code : | (+385) 049 | |
Postal code : | 49 295 | |
License plate : | KR | |
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. ) |
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Community type : | local community | |
Mayor : | Dragutin Ulama ( SDP ) | |
Website : |
Kumrovec is a village and the associated municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in northern Croatia . In 2011 the community had 1,588 inhabitants.
geography
Kumrovec is located directly on the Croatian-Slovenian border and is about 45 kilometers from the Croatian capital Zagreb .
History and tourism
The village of Kumrovec is known as the birthplace of the long-time Yugoslav head of state Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980). There are two attractions: Tito's birth house and the Etno-selo Kumrovec open -air museum . Next to the house is a bronze monument to Tito, created by Antun Augustinčić .
At the edge of the village there is an obelisk in memory of Antun Mihanović , who wrote Croatia's national anthem Lijepa naša domovino in 1835 .
Web links
Commons : Kumrovec - collection of images, videos and audio files