Kumrovec is a village in the northern part Croatia. Kumrovecs claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of marshal Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980). He was the president and former of Yugoslavia. The birth house of Tito (built in 1860 as the first brickwork house in the village) features the Memorial Museum of Marshal Tito, opened in 1953. The Museum is also important for the local folklore. Next to the house is the bronze standing statue of Marshal Tito .The old part of Kumrovec comprises the Ethnological Museum with 18 village houses, displaying permanent exhibitions of artifacts related to the life and work of Zagorje peasants in the 19th/20th century.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:22:56 +0000
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