ide ▁rate ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : List s ▁of ▁countries ▁* ▁Category : He alth - related ▁lists <0x0A> </s> ▁Mar ija ▁Gor ica ▁ ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁municipality ▁in ▁western ▁Zag reb ▁County ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Sloven ia . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census , ▁there ▁are ▁ 2 , 0 8 9 ▁inhabitants , ▁the ▁absolute ▁majority ▁are ▁Cro ats . ▁ ▁This ▁municipality ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Virgin ▁Mary , ▁who ▁is ▁worship ed ▁here . ▁Mar ija ▁is ▁a ▁Cro at ian ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Mary , ▁while ▁Gor ica ▁means ▁" hill ". ▁F oss il ized ▁teeth ▁of ▁the ▁ext inct ▁prob osc id ▁De in other ium ▁( also ▁dep icted ▁on ▁the ▁municipal ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ) ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁Mar ija ▁Gor ica . ▁In ▁Mar ija ▁Gor ica ▁Cro at ian ▁writer ▁An te ▁K ova č ić ▁went ▁to ▁school . ▁This ▁school ▁is ▁today ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁The ▁mayor ▁is ▁Mar ica ▁Jan č ić , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ž le bec ▁G ori č ki . ▁ ▁S ett lement s ▁Mar ija ▁Gor ica ▁( admin istr ative ▁center ) ▁K raj ▁Don ji ▁Bij ela ▁Gor ica ▁K raj ▁G orn ji ▁Ž le bec ▁G ori č ki ▁Op la znik ▁C eline ▁G ori č ke ▁Hr ast ina ▁Tr sten ik ▁K ri ž ▁Br d ove č ki