Krapina
Town
Grad Krapina
Town of Krapina
Top: View on Krapina; Bottom: Town center
Flag of Krapina
Flag
Krapina is located in Krapina-Zagorje County
Krapina
Krapina
Location of Krapina in Croatia
Krapina is located in Croatia
Krapina
Krapina
Krapina (Croatia)
Coordinates: 46°10′N 15°52′E / 46.16°N 15.87°E / 46.16; 15.87
Country Croatia
County Krapina-Zagorje
Government
 • MayorZoran Gregurović (HDZ)
 • City Council
17 members
Area
[1]
 • Town47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town11,530
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,201
 • Urban density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
Postal code
HR-49 000
Area code+385 49
Vehicle registrationKR
Websitekrapina.hr

Krapina (Croatian pronunciation: [krâpina];[3] Hungarian: Korpona) 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 12,480 (2011).[4] Krapina is located in the hilly Zagorje region of Croatia, approximately 55 km (34 mi) away from both Zagreb and Varaždin.

Population

The following settlements comprise the Krapina municipality:[4]

Town of Krapina: Population trends 1857–2021
population
5457
6060
6435
7007
7538
8141
7884
8224
9222
9473
10384
11533
12540
12938
12950
12480
11530
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

History

Krapina has been known since 1193. It has always been a favorite site for castles and country houses of Croatian and Hungarian rulers.

In the first half of the 15th century, it was an important center of the Counts of Celje, who additionally fortified the town and expanded the nearby castle. Later, it came in the possession of the Keglević family.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Krapina was a district capital in Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Prehistoric site

In 1899, on a hill called Hušnjakovo near modern Krapina, the archaeologist and paleontologist Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger found over eight hundred fossil remains belonging to Neanderthals.

Proposed Neandertal jewelry: white-tailed eagle claw with striations at the Neanderthal site of Krapina, Croatia, circa 130,000 BP.[5]

The half-cave in Krapina was soon listed among the world's science localities as a rich fossil finding site, where the largest and richest collection of the Neanderthal man had ever been found.

At the site where the Neanderthal remains were discovered there is now a state-of-the-art Neanderthal museum which also includes an extensive section on evolution, making it one of the most interesting evolutionary museums in Europe.[6] It is surrounded by a park with many statues of Neanderthals and the game they hunted, a bear, a moose and a beaver set in the actual locations.

Culture

Krapina Neanderthal Museum

Krapina is home to the yearly Festival kajkavske popevke (The festival of kajkavian song) sung in the local Kajkavian language.[7]

There is also a nearby municipality of Krapinske Toplice (Krapina spa) with numerous thermal springs and spa tourist infrastructure. Krapina is also the birthplace of the linguist and language reformer Ljudevit Gaj. His home is now a museum where visitors can learn about his life and work.

Since 1997, Franciscan monastery and St. Catherine's church in Krapina are hosts of the Krapinafest, annual contemporary Christian music festival.[8]

Notable person

  • Mirko Dražen Grmek (1924–2000), Croatian and French historian of medicine, was born in Krapina.

Transportation

Krapina is served by the A2 freeway and state road D1. It has a train station on the R106corridor and a bus station which also serves as a hub for the bus company "Presečki d.o.o." - the company connects Krapina with numerous towns across the county and region.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hrvatski jezični portal". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Krapina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ↑ Frayer, David W.; Radovčić, Jakov; Sršen, Ankica Oros; Radovčić, Davorka (11 March 2015). "Evidence for Neandertal Jewelry: Modified White-Tailed Eagle Claws at Krapina". PLOS ONE. 10 (3): e0119802. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1019802R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119802. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4356571. PMID 25760648.
  6. ↑ "Muzej krapinskih neanadertalaca". Mkn.mhz.hr. 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  7. ↑ Official Website of Kajkavske popevke
  8. ↑ "Official Website of Krapinafest". Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  9. ↑ "Županijske linije - Autobusne linije - - Putnički promet - Presečki grupa - Putnički promet". www.presecki.hr. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  10. ↑ "Željeznički kolodvor Krapina". www.radoboj.hr. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
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