Novi Golubovec

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Novi Golubovec
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Novi Golubovec
Coordinates: 46°10′48″N15°58′48″E / 46.18000°N 15.98000°E / 46.18000; 15.98000
Country Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
County Krapina-Zagorje
Government
  MayorIvan Delija (SDP)
Area
[1]
  City
13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
  Urban
2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  City
824
  Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
   Urban
192
  Urban density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website novi-golubovec.hr

Novi Golubovec is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in northern Croatia.

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History

In the ancient period, a Roman road passed through the area of today's Novi Golubovec Municipality, connecting the Krapina River valley with Ptuj. This territory belonged to the parish of St. Peter in Petrova gora, or the parish in Mihovljan, both of which are mentioned in the list of parishes of the Zagreb diocese from 1334. [3]

Beatrice de Frangepan, widow of John Corvinus, donated the Veternica estate to the Pauline Order in 1515. The Paulines built the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary on their Veternica estate in 1641. The estate was donated by King Francis I to the Čazmanski chapter in 1808, and part of the former Pauline estate was sold off. The priests of the Čazmanski Chapter resided there until 1946, when the land was distributed to the peasants as part of the agrarian reform. [3]

The development of Novi Golubovec began with the exploitation of coal in 1875. Among the first owners of the mine in Novi Golubovec was Count Jakšić. The first legal owner of the mine was the Styrian-Croatian Mining Society, following a decision of the Royal Court in Zagreb on 13 December 1875. On September 16, 1946, the Golubovec miners took control of the mine and founded the "Golubovec Coal Mines". The mined coal was transported by rail and horse-drawn carriages, later by trucks along the roads to Zlatar or to Lepoglava and Ivanec. In 1972, the chapel of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners, was built. With the shutdown of the coal mine in 1971, a large number of residents went to work in Germany. [3]

The Croatian Parliament proclaimed the Municipality of Novi Golubovec on January 17, 1997. The Municipality Day is celebrated on December 4, the day of Saint Barbara - the patron saint of miners. [3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, there are 824 inhabitants in the area, in the following settlements: [2]

An absolute majority of the population are Croats at 99.39%. [2]

Novi Golubovec: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
703
847
621
1076
1362
1530
1647
1722
1911
1933
1644
1387
1270
1206
1073
996
824
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

Administration

The current mayor of Novi Golubovec is Ivan Delija and the Novi Golubovec Municipal Council consists of 7 seats.

GroupsCouncilors per group
HDZ
4 / 7
SDP
3 / 7
Source: [4]

References

  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "O OPĆINI". www.novi-golubovec.hr. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. "II. KRAPINSKO-ZAGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.