Žumberak, Croatia

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
Municipality
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 ^[1]
• Municipality	110.1 km^2 (42.5 sq mi)
• Urban	3.9 km^2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]
• Municipality	609
• Density	5.5/km^2 (14/sq mi)
• Urban	9
• Urban density	2.3/km^2 (6.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European Time)
Vehicle registration	ZG
Website	zumberak.hr

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]

• Cernik, population 11
• Donji Oštrc, population 72
• Drašći Vrh, population 22
• Đurašin, population 22
• Glušinja, population 22
• Gornji Oštrc, population 57
• Grgetići, population 0
• Grič, population 14
• Hartje, population 34
• Javor, population 10
• Jezernice, population 0
• Jurkovo Selo, population 66
• Kalje, population 17
• Kordići Žumberački, population 5
• Kostanjevac, population 121
• Kupčina Žumberačka, population 39
• Markušići, population 6
• Mrzlo Polje Žumberačko, population 41
• Petričko Selo, population 18
• Plavci, population 5
• Radinovo Brdo, population 9
• Reštovo Žumberačko, population 14
• Sopote, population 3
• Sošice, population 77
• Stari Grad Žumberački, population 2
• Stupe, population 31
• Tomaševci, population 10
• Tupčina, population 49
• Veliki Vrh, population 11
• Visoće, population 24
• Višći Vrh, population 16
• Vlašić Brdo, population 2
• Vukovo Brdo, population 12
• Žamarija, population 22
• Željezno Žumberačko, population 34
• Žumberak, population 6

References

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, 2021 Census". 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.