750TH ANNIVERSSARY OF THE FREE KINGS CITY OF SAMOBOR NO. 381100TH ANNIVERSARY OF

Motif: Allegory of the Town’s Freedom - a symbolic dove with the Croatian flag and the stylized coat of arms of the city of Samobor. The town of Samobor spreads over the place where the fertile Sava River plain merges with the forested slopes of the Žumberačko gorje to the north underneath the Samoborska gora on the Gradna banks. Samobor is situated 25 km (17 ml) west of Zagreb. Samobor appears in the 13th century written documents during the constant threat of the Tartar hordes. The old city of Samobor is a medieval fortress, built 1260-1270 on the nearby Tepec Mountain. The serene little town of Samobor has industrial estates and rich prospects for the growth of tourism. It became a fashionable resort for many holiday-makers from Zagreb. Alongside its historical distinguished character of an unique architectural complex, Samobor boasts exuberant natural beauties and ecologically preserved surroundings which help to ensure to this tiny but priceless pearl an honest place among the Croatian and European tourist resorts. Stamps were printed in sheets of 25 peaces each. HPT put on sale the commemorative envelope of the first day of issuue (FDC) and a commemorative sheet as well.