Žumberak | |
Official Name: | Municipality of Žumberak |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Žumberak in Croatia |
Pushpin Label: | Žumberak |
Coordinates: | 45.7°N 15.46°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 110.1 |
Area Urban Km2: | 3.9 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 609 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 9 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone1: | Central European Time |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Registration Plate: | ZG |
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. Žumberak municipality covers an area of 110km2. The municipal centre is located in the village of Kostanjevac.[2]
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. [3]
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