Samobor is located west of Zagreb, between the eastern slopes of the Samobor hills (Croatian: Samoborsko gorje), the eastern part of Žumberak Mountains, in the Sava River valley. It is part of the historical region of Croatia proper.
Administration
The city government, court, police, health service, and a post office are part of the Samobor infrastructure.
History
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One of the chief industries in Samobor is crystal cutting, acclaimed in Europe and all over the world.
Notable people
Many well-known people were born or lived in Samobor. Such notable personalities are:
Mihalj Šilobod Bolšić (1724–1787), Roman Catholic priest, mathematician, writer, and musical theorist primarily known for writing the first Croatian arithmetic textbook Arithmatika Horvatzka (published in Zagreb, 1758)
Tvrtko Kale (born 1974), Croatian-Israeli footballer
Ferdo Livadić, a prominent member of the nationalist Illyrian movement in the 19th century, piano composer and writer of the most famous Croatian patriotic song (Croatian: budnica) of the 19th century, Još Hrvatska ni propala (lit.'Croatia Hasn't Perished Yet')
King Tomislav SquareView of Gradna RiverSamobor MuseumSamoborska kremšnitaMembers of the "Samobor People's Guard", a historical military unit from Samobor
Samobor is one of the earliest tourist resorts in the region, with the first tourist facilities dating back to 1810, catering to anglers, hunters and hikers. The town's beautiful surroundings and vicinity to the capital have supported this tourist tradition to the present day. In 1846, Samobor was paid a visit by the composer Franz Liszt, who at that time was visiting Zagreb during one of his numerous concert tours. Liszt came to Samobor to see his friend Ferdo Livadić, in his lodgings at the Livadić mansion, which is today the town museum.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Livadić mansion came under the ownership of a Jewish family named Daničić. They were forced to leave as a result of the Nazi invasion in 1941. Shortly after this, the mansion was
confiscated by the newly formed Independent State of Croatia and never returned to the Daničić family. On Tepec hill, a 10-minute walk from the city centre, there are still-visible remains of the Samobor Castle fortress built in the 13th century.
Education
These elementary schools and high schools exist in Samobor:
The main football ground is Gradski Stadion Samobor.
The main indoor sports hall is Sportska dvorana Samobor with the seating capacity of 700.
Other indoor sports halls are Sportska dvorana Bogumil Toni with seating capacity of 500, Sportska dvorana Rude with seating capacity of 300 and Sportska dvorana OŠ Samobor with no seating capacity.
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