Gornja Stubica () is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia.
History
The first written document about the parish of St. George in Gornja Stubica dates back up 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.
Climate From 1981 to 1996, the highest temperature recorded at the Stubička gora weather station was , on 28 July 1987. The coldest temperature was , on 12 February 1985.
Demographics In the 2021 census, it had a total of 4,622 inhabitants, in the following settlements:
Banšćica, population 172 Brezje, population 229 Dobri Zdenci, population 112 Dubovec, population 300 Gornja Stubica, population 747 Gusakovec, population 190 Hum Stubički, population 498 Jakšinec, population 238 Karivaroš, population 265 Modrovec, population 324 Orehova Gorica, population 50 Pasanska Gorica, population 143 Repićevo Selo, population 26 Samci, population 259 Sekirevo Selo, population 34 Slani Potok, population 322 Sveti Matej, population 502 Šagudovec, population 149 Vinterovec, population 44 Volavec, population 18
In the same census, an absolute majority of inhabitants were Croats at 99.37%.
Administration The current mayor of Gornja Stubica is Matija Lešković and the Gornja Stubica Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
Groups Councilors per group Independents HNS SDP-HSU-HSS-Reformists HDZ Source:
Notable people
Rudolf Perešin, Croatian military pilot, born on March 25, 1958 in Jakšinec, in the Municipality of Gornja Stubica.
Twin towns
Gornja Stubica is twinned with:
Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia (since 2013)
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