ISO 3166 code HR-02 Area 1,229 km² Area code 049 | Website www.kzz.hr Population 132,892 (2011) | |
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Points of interest Neandertalermuseum in Krapina, Veliki Tabor Castle, Medvednica, Etno‑selo Kumrovec, Muzej seljačkih buna - Gor Destinations | ||
Krapina-Zagorje County ([krâpina zǎːɡɔːrje], Croatian: Krapinsko-zagorska županija) is a county in northern Croatia, bordering Slovenia. It encompasses most of the historic region called Hrvatsko Zagorje. This region was a part of the Austrian Empire.
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Map of Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia
The area contains the excavation site of a 100,000-year-old Neanderthal man in caves near the central town of Krapina. The existence of Krapina itself has been verified since 1193, and it has been a common site for castles and other country houses of Croatian, Austrian and Hungarian rulers.
Other towns of the county are Zabok, Pregrada, Zlatar, Oroslavje, Donja Stubica, Klanjec. The town of Stubica features another thermal spring, the Stubičke spa. Also in the area are the medieval castles Veliki Tabor, Miljana, Bežanec, Hellenbach, Milengrad etc.
The Krapina-Zagorje County borders on the Varaždin County in the northwest, Zagreb County in the southwest and southeast, and the city of Zagreb in the south. The county contains many vineyards. 15% of the year, fog significantly lowers visibility in the area.
Administrative division
Krapina-Zagorje County is divided into:
Demographics
Since the late 1940s the county's population has been slowly shrinking. As of the 2011 census, the county had 132,892 residents. The population density is 110 people per km².
Ethnic Croats form the majority with 98.84% of the population.