When he founded the first settlement at the site of today's Samobor can not be accurately determined, because so far in the city were found prehistoric sites. From the period 5000-4000 pr.ne the hills around Samobor, on Straznik, Hajdovčaku and Burgenland were found predpovijesni items: stone axes, pottery, weapons parts and tools, which tells us that today's valley location of Samobor is the needs of the people. For the development of urban areas had the area all the river valley, the hills for protection and safety and the Sava River valley intersecting roads.
Residents Samobor marketplaces but are Koloman 1240th The benefits to get them released feudal lordship. Bela IV., Hungarian-Croatian king, referring to earlier this privilege, gave the 1242nd The memorandum Samobor "free royal market. In 1334 was mentioned in the parish church of sv. Anastasia. The present church was built in 1688th the site of an old, dilapidated church. By the end of XIV. century and the beginning of the XV. Samobor century castle remained in possession of kings and governors who control it.
In the sixteenth century the Ottoman conquest of large areas inhabited by Croats, comes to immigration and resettlement of population within the country. In the area Samobor estate in a market comes a wave of settlers from areas that were ravaged by the Turks. Around the 1525th The come in Samobor and Franciscans in the area of Bosnian-Croatian Franciscan Province.
Start XVIII. century was a period of Samobor safer conditions. Throughout the century of intensive building, and the majority of brick houses, manor houses and nearby chapel built or reconstructed in this century. Centuries-old lawsuit that led to a market with the nobles were completed in a compromise verdict 1769th The time for the Empress Maria Theresa. This award is kept in Samobor Museum in book form from 1714 handwritten pages kajkavian, German, Hungarian and Latin.
The feudal fortress (the city) because of frequent changes of owners and defensive end function unchecked, so after 1790th The longer it lives. From the 1721st-1731st The completed construction of the Franciscan Monastery and Church of the Assumption, the site of previous buildings.
After the great fire 1797th vol. burned more than half of the house in Samobor, XIX. century was marked by intensive building boom. Since the main streets, remained unchanged, the city of its new baroque contours completes the construction of many houses along existing roads. The process of defining the urban streets and neighborhoods has resulted in the interiors of exceptional value. The most beautiful example of samoborski central square.
Thirties of the 19th century manor (now Museum) composer Ferde Livadića (1799th-1879th) has become a gathering place for supporters of the Croatian National Movement, and the 1833rd There was a harmonious and patriotic song "More Croatia nij 'failed." Since 1850. The transformation of the government abolished the feudal institution and comes to the modernization of administration and the judiciary.
In the second half of the XIX. Samobor century with municipal services, pošumljuje, regulates the parks, open beaches and seaside inns for the accommodation of guests. Near Zagreb, good road links and natural resources are prerequisites for development as a tourist town Samobor. 1868th worked in the spa with sulphurous water in St. Helena (now Šmidhenovo beach). Since the end of XIX. century in a park on St. Anindol. Anne (July 26), there is the famous parish fair. Today on the Feast of St. Samobor. Anne, celebrated the Day of.
Only by building a bridge over the Sava River at Podsused 1883rd years has created opportunities for linking Samobor with one of the railroads. Finally, the narrow gauge railway, opened to traffic 1,901th year, has connected with Zagreb Samobor. Popular "SETRA" raced until 1979. year.
Feudal city of XIII. century, now ruins, bought samoborska municipalities 1902nd years from the last owner and start edit it for tourism. After II. World War II, the core of the old Samobor were added to all the new settlements, industrial plants moving out of town, and slopes Straznik, Tepca, Anindola and Gizniku become zones for individual housing construction.
All this together makes Samobor city on a human scale, and its surrounding area a desirable place for a healthy life in an exceptional natural environment.
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