The name of the settlement is derived from the patron saint of the parish church, which is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The change of patronage happened in the second half of the 17th century, when a statue of the Virgin from the church altar became famous for its supposed healing powers.

[3] Fossilized teeth of the extinct proboscid Deinotherium (also depicted on the municipal coat of arms) have been found in Marija Gorica.

One of the events during the last weeks of the World War II, when many armies were retreating towards Austria and Germany, happened on April 24, 1945 in the neighboring village of Hrastina, 43 people were murdered.

[7] According to these information, 43 German Sinti Roma and other members of a traveling circus were murdered by Ustase soldiers during the Hrastina Massacre.