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Gornja Stubica

Coordinates: 45°57′36″N 16°1′48″E / 45.96000°N 16.03000°E / 45.96000; 16.03000
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Gornja Stubica
Gornja Stubica is located in Croatia
Gornja Stubica
Gornja Stubica
Coordinates: 45°57′36″N 16°1′48″E / 45.96000°N 16.03000°E / 45.96000; 16.03000
Country Croatia
CountyKrapina-Zagorje
Government
 • MayorMatija Lešković (Independent)
Area
 • Total
48.7 km2 (18.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
4,622
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitegornjastubica.hr

Gornja Stubica (pronounced [gôːrɲaː stûbit͡sa]) is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia.

History

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The first written document about the parish of St. George in Gornja Stubica dates back to 1209. Right next to the church is the over 400-year-old Gubec lime tree (a protected natural object). Many Legends about Matija Gubec and the peasant revolt of 1573 are associated with it. In the center of the town, on St. George's Square, is the chapel of St. John the Baptist built in the Baroque style. There, in 1999, a memorial bust to Rudolf Perešin, born in the village of Jakšinec, was unveiled.[3]

Matija Gubec statue in the 1573 Peasants' Revolt monument in Gornja Stubica made in 1973 by Antun Augustinčić, a prominent Croatian sculptor

Climate

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From 1981 to 1996, the highest temperature recorded at the Stubička gora weather station was 33.8 °C (92.8 °F), on 28 July 1987.[4] The coldest temperature was −18.5 °C (−1.3 °F), on 12 February 1985.[5]

Demographics

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In the 2021 census, it had a total of 4,622 inhabitants, in the following settlements:[2]

In the same census, an absolute majority of inhabitants were Croats at 99.37%.[2]

Gornja Stubica: Population trends 1857–2021
population
4269
4715
5567
6569
7144
7578
7368
7969
8318
8338
7927
7056
6323
6104
5726
5284
4622
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

Administration

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The current mayor of Gornja Stubica is Matija Lešković and the Gornja Stubica Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.

Groups Councilors per group
Independents
6 / 13
HNS
5 / 13
SDP-HSU-HSS-Reformists
1 / 13
HDZ
1 / 13
Source:[6]

Notable People

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  • Rudolf Perešin, Croatian military pilot, born on March 25, 1958 in Jakšinec, in the Municipality of Gornja Stubica.

Twin towns

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Gornja Stubica is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "O Gornjoj Stubici". www.gornjastubica.hr. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  4. ^ DHMZ (2022-07-19). "Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  5. ^ DHMZ (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  6. ^ "II. KRAPINSKO-ZAGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 11 July 2025.