Krapina
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 15°52′E / 46.16°N 15.87°ECoordinates: 46°10′N 15°52′E / 46.16°N 15.87°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Krapina-Zagorje County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josip Horvat (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 47.53 km2 (18.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,479 (municipality) |
| Time zone | Central European Time (UTC+1) |
Krapina is a town in northern Croatia and the administrative centre of Krapina-Zagorje County with a population of 4,482 (2011) and a total municipality population of 12,479 (2011).[1] Krapina is located in the hilly Zagorje region of Croatia, approximately 55 km (34 mi) away from both Zagreb and Varaždin.
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[edit] Population
The following settlements comprise the Krapina municipality:[1]
- Bobovje, population 508
- Doliće, population 435
- Donja Šemnica, population 901
- Gornja Pačetina, population 403
- Krapina, population 4,482
- Lazi Krapinski, population 79
- Lepajci, population 391
- Mihaljekov Jarek, population 470
- Podgora Krapinska, population 568
- Polje Krapinsko, population 667
- Pretkovec, population 65
- Pristava Krapinska, population 213
- Strahinje, population 328
- Straža Krapinska, population 42
- Škarićevo, population 705
- Šušelj Brijeg, population 4
- Tkalci, population 435
- Trški Vrh, population 375
- Velika Ves, population 724
- Vidovec Krapinski, population 215
- Vidovec Petrovski, population 95
- Zagora, population 96
- Žutnica, population 249
[edit] History
In 1899, on a hill called Hušnjak near modern Krapina, the archaeologist and paleontologist Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger found over eight hundred fossil remains belonging to Neanderthals. Moreover, these fossil remains are said to exhibit traces of cannibalism and/or mortuary defleshing. At the site where the Neanderthals were discovered, there is now a park with many statues. These statues include a bear, moose, and a beaver.[2]
Krapina has been known since 1193. It has always been a favourite site for castles and country houses of Croatian and Hungarian rulers.
[edit] Culture
Today it is a reasonably developed town, boasting its festival kajkavskih popevki sung in the local Kajkavian dialect of the Croatian language.[3]
There is also a nearby municipality of Krapinske Toplice (the spas of Krapina).
Krapina is also the home of Ljudevit Gaj. Ljudevit Gaj was a revolutionary of Krapina, and in 1850 he made a new version of the Croatian grammar. His home is now a museum where visitors can learn about his life and mission.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements" (in Croatian and English) (HTML). Statistical Reports (Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics) (1441). June 2011. ISSN 1332-0297. http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/census2011/htm/E11_Zup13_2119.html. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ Krapina Neanderthal Site
- ^ Official Website of Kajkavske popevke
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