Žumberak, Zagreb County

Žumberak
Municipality of 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
110.1 km2 (42.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
609
 • 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]

Population

In 2021, the municipality had 609 residents in the following 35 settlements:[2]

  • Cernik, population 5
  • Donji Oštrc, population 43
  • Drašći Vrh, population 17
  • Glušinja, population 14
  • Gornji Oštrc, population 36
  • Grgetići, population 0
  • Grič, population 7
  • Hartje, population 27
  • Javor, population 7
  • Jezernice, population 0
  • Jurkovo Selo, population 54
  • Kalje, population 13
  • Kordići Žumberački, population 4
  • Kostanjevac, population 100
  • Kupčina Žumberačka, population 22
  • Markušići, population 2
  • Mrzlo Polje Žumberačko, population 23
  • Petričko Selo, population 13
  • Plavci, population 0
  • Radinovo Brdo, population 4
  • Reštovo Žumberačko, population 13
  • Sopote, population 6
  • Sošice, population 54
  • Stari Grad Žumberački, population 4
  • Stupe, population 19
  • Tomaševci, population 6
  • Tupčina, population 32
  • Veliki Vrh, population 6
  • Visoće, population 15
  • Višći Vrh, population 4
  • Vlašić Brdo, population 0
  • Vukovo Brdo, population 9
  • Žamarija, population 14
  • Željezno Žumberačko, population 27
  • Žumberak, population 9
Žumberak: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
4017
5107
5623
6179
5975
5686
5537
5768
5274
5157
4461
3533
2438
1899
1185
883
609
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "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". www.enciklopedija.hr. Retrieved 2023-03-01.