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What to do and see in Samobor, Central Croatia: The Best Historic Walking Areas
Samobor (pronounced [sâmɔ̝bɔ̝ːr]) is a city in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is part of the Zagreb metropolitan area.
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1. Monument of Ivica Sudnik
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You will find this monument right in front of the entrance to the Samobor Museum. Ivica Sudnik is its founder, photografer and cultural worker. He shot numerous photos of Samobor and surroundings, and wrote a lot of articles, prose, historical insights about Samobor.
2. Grave of Julijana Cantilly
The grave of Julijana Cantilly, popular Samobor muse, silent suffering of the famous poet Stanko Vraz. His book of love verses "Dulabije" inspired with his love for Julijana, is an important part of Croatian Illyrian poetry.
3. Villa Wagner
The "first Samobor vacation house", Villa Wagner is located across the Franciscan monastery and it is surrounded by a sequoia park. Wagner came in Samobor in 1870. as a retired senior officer after serving in the Military Region.
4. Monument to victims of the Homeland War
The monument to victims of the Homeland War dominates on the central part of the park. A memorial wall, with the names of 53 killed soldiers in the Homeland War from the areas of Samobor and Sveta Nedelja, starts from the central monument.
5. Church of St. Michael
The church has been mentioned for the first time in 1536 in gothic style, and later on has been renewed and has got baroque elements. The main altare of the church has been dedicated to St. Michael.
6. Train Samoborcek
Samoborček used to be an old railway between Zagreb and Samobor. It ran from 1901 till 1979. "Silver arrow" was the name of the passenger train. This is the monument dedicated to the Silver arrow.
7. Monument of Koco Racin
Kočo Racin a Macedonian poet. He was the founder of the Macedonian poetical modernism after his collection of poems "Beli mugri" was printed in Samobor.
8. Well on the Main Square
You can find this well with drinking water on the main square. It has been mentioned for the first time in 1764.
9. Monument of Ferdo Livadic
Ferdo came to Samobor and changed his German last name Wiesner to Livadić. He had a very important role in Croatia National Revival and in cultural rise of the Samobor region. He was very well known to all the people of Samobor.
10. Passage of Croatian poets
The passage is situated next to the Church of St. Anastasia. Here you can find the boards with the love verses of the greatest Croatian poets as well as the grave of Juliana Cantilly, the muse of the poet Stanko Vraz. The poets are gathering here every year to read the selected poems.
