Kumrovec - map location
Kumrovec is a picturesque village in the central part of Croatia, part of the Krapina-Zagorje county, on the Sutla river, along the Croatian-Slovenian border. The Kumrovec municipality has 1,854 residents (2001). Today the major attraction of Kumrovec is the Ethnological Museum Staro Selo (Old Village) Kumrovec with very well preserved village houses from the turn of 19th/20th century.
The reconstruction and redecoration of these houses started in 1977. So far 40-odd houses and other farm-stead facilities have been restored, which makes Staro Selo the most attractive place of this kind in Croatia.
Visitors may see permanent ethnological exhibitions such as the Zagorje-style Wedding, the Life of Newly-weds, From Hemp to Linen, Blacksmith's Crafts, Cart-wright's Craft, Pottery, From Grain to Bread, etc. A special attraction of the village is the birth house of the president of former Yugoslavia - Josip Broz Tito, with a monument.
This area is known by many monuments, like the stone obelisk, on which is carved the text anthem of Croatia’s “Lijepa naša” of the poet Antun Mihanović.
