Dubravica, Zagreb County
| Dubravica | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Općina Dubravica | ||
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  Dubravica | ||
| Coordinates: 45°57′36″N 15°42′58″E / 45.96000°N 15.71611°ECoordinates: 45°57′36″N 15°42′58″E / 45.96000°N 15.71611°E | ||
| Country | Croatia | |
| County | Zagreb County | |
| Settlements |
10 settlements
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| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Franjo Štos | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 20.61 km2 (7.96 sq mi) | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 1,586 | |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal codes | 10293 | |
| Area code | 01 | |
| License plates | ZG | |
| Website | http://www.dubravica.hr | |
Dubravica is a municipality in Zagreb County, Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 1,586 inhabitants, absolute majority of which are Croats.
Geography
Dubravica municipality is located in the northwestern part of Zagreb County.
From the north it borders with the Krapina-Zagorje County and Municipality Kraljevec na Sutli, the Municipality of Luka and the city of Zaprešić, the Southeast Pušća Municipality, on the south by the Municipality of Marija Gorica, while the west washes the Sutla river where is the border with Slovenia.
In the west, the municipality covers a large part of the fertile valley, and its eastern parts are picturesque gentle hills of Zagorje and Prigorje.
Origin of name
The name Dubravica itself originates from an oak forest Dubrava, which was once covered the entire area, and even today it is not uncommon to find a typical forest plants such as wood anemone, or saffron, and the occasional oak tree in the meadows in the valley of the river Sutla.
Settlements
- Bobovec Rozganski
- Donji Čemehovec
- Dubravica
- Kraj Gornji
- Lugarski Breg
- Lukavec Sutlanski
- Pologi
- Prosinec
- Rozga
- Vučilčevo
Notable people from Dubravica
- Pavao Štoos, a Croatian poet, priest and a revivalist, born in Dubravica
References
External links
Media related to Dubravica at Wikimedia Commons
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