Krapina-Zagorje County (, hr, Krapinsko-zagorska

županija ''Županija'' (singular; plural ''županije'') or ''Župnija'' (singular; plural ''župnije'') is a South Slavic administrative subdivision. For the etymology, see Župa. The term Županija is used in: * Croatia: counties of Croatia * Cantons o ...

) is a

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in northern

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, bordering

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. It encompasses most of the historic region called

Hrvatsko Zagorje Hrvatsko Zagorje (; Croatian Zagorje; ''zagorje'' is Croatian language, Croatian for "backland" or "behind the hills") is a cultural region in northern Croatia, traditionally separated from the country's capital Zagreb by the Medvednica Moun ...

. The area contains the excavation site of a 100,000-year-old

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in caves near the central town of

Krapina Krapina (; hu, 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). Krapina is located in the hilly Zagorje regi ...

. 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 Zabok is a town and situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 8,994, with 2,714 in Zabok itself. Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko Zag ...

Pregrada Pregrada is a town and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were 6,594 inhabitants in the following settlements: * Benkovo, population 326 * Bregi Kostelski, population 269 * Bušin, population 139 * C ...

, Zlatar,

Oroslavje Oroslavje () is a town and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. Oroslavje is often referred to as The Gate of Croatian Zagorje (''Vrata Hrvatskog zagorja'') because of its geographical position and its proximity to The City of Za ...

Donja Stubica Donja Stubica () is a town in Croatia, about northeast of Zagreb on the northern slope of Medvednica. It is connected by the state road D307 and L202 railway. The total population is 5,680, with 2,200 people in Donja Stubica itself (census 201 ...

Klanjec Klanjec () is a small town in northwestern Croatia, in the region of Hrvatsko Zagorje on the border with Slovenia. History In the late 19th and early 20th century, Klanjec was a district capital in the Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia- ...

. The town of Stubica features another thermal spring, the Stubičke spa. Also in the area are the medieval castles

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, Miljana, Bežanec, Hellenbach, Milengrad etc. The Krapina-Zagorje County borders on the

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in the northwest,

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in the southwest and southeast, and the city of

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in the south. The county contains many

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s. 15% of the year, fog significantly lowers visibility in the area.

Administrative division

Krapina-Zagorje County is divided into 7 towns or cities, 25 municipalities and 422 settlements: * Town of

(county seat) * Town of

* Town of

* Town of Zlatar * Municipality of

Bedekovčina Bedekovčina is a village and municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. It is connected by the state road D24 and R201 railway. In the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality was 8,041, in the following settlements: * ...

* Municipality of Budinšćina * Municipality of

Desinić Desinić is a village and municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. At the 2011 census, there was a total population of 2,951. Notable people * Veronika of Desenice, the second wife of Frederick II, Count of Celje Frederick I ...

* Municipality of

Đurmanec Đurmanec is a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 4,235 inhabitants in the area, absolute majority of which are Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic gro ...

* Municipality of

Gornja Stubica Gornja Stubica () is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, it has 5,284 inhabitants. The absolute majority of them are Croats. Gornja Stubica is twinned with: * Slovenske Konjice Slovens ...

* Municipality of Hrašćina * Municipality of

Hum na Sutli Hum na Sutli is a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County of Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 5,060 inhabitants in the municipality, the absolute majority of which are Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavi ...

* Municipality of Jesenje * Municipality of

Kraljevec na Sutli Kraljevec na Sutli is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 1,727 inhabitants in the area, absolute majority of which are Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Sla ...

* Municipality of

Krapinske Toplice Krapinske Toplice is a city and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 5,367 inhabitants in the area, absolute majority of which are Croats. The settlements in the municipality are: * Čret, po ...

* Municipality of

Konjščina Konjščina () is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 3,790 inhabitants in the area, absolute majority which are Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ...

* Municipality of

Kumrovec Kumrovec () is a village in the northern part Croatia, part of Krapina-Zagorje County. It sits on the Sutla River, along the Croatian-Slovenian border. The Kumrovec municipality has 1,413 residents (2021), but the village itself has only 267 peop ...

* Municipality of

Marija Bistrica Marija Bistrica () is a village and municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in central Croatia, located on the slopes of the Medvednica mountain in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region north of the capital Zagreb. The municipality has 5,976 inhabitants, ...

* Municipality of Lobor * Municipality of Mače * Municipality of Mihovljan * Municipality of Novi Golubovec * Municipality of

Petrovsko Petrovsko is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there were 2,656 inhabitants in the area, with Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a com ...

* Municipality of

Radoboj Radoboj is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, the total population was 3,387, in the following settlements: * Bregi Radobojski, population 445 * Gorjani Sutinski, population 145 * Gornja Šemn ...

* Municipality of

Sveti Križ Začretje Sveti Križ Začretje is a village in and a municipality of Krapina-Zagorje County in the Republic of Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 6,165 inhabitants of the area, the absolute majority of which are Croats The Croats (; ...

* Municipality of Stubičke Toplice * Municipality of Tuhelj * Municipality of Veliko Trgovišće * Municipality of Zagorska Sela * Municipality of Zlatar Bistrica

Demographics

Krapina-Zagorje County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG

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 Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

is 110 people per km². Of the 132,892 residents, 68,243 (or 51.35%) were female and 64,649 (or 48.65%) were male. The average age of the population is 41.7 year. The average age of female residents is, at 43.7 years, higher than that of male residents, at 39.6 years. Ethnic

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

form the majority with 98.84% of the population, followed by

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(0.31%),

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(0.16%) and Albanians (0.1%), with other ethnicities making up the rest.

References

External links

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