Sights
The town of Krapina is only 50-odd km away from Zagreb. It has a rich historical and cultural tradition going back 130 thousand years in the past to the time when Krapina neanderthals in Hušnjakovo started this story. The discovery was made by a distinguished geologist, paleonthologist and anthropologist Dragutin Gorjanović Kramberger. More about Krapina sights, see below.
Ljudevit Gaj
He was a Croatian politician, linguist, ideologist, reporter and author.
The Park (Park Matice Hrvatske)
It is a famous Krapina promenade.
Festival of kajkavian culture
It was founded in 1966. It starts every year in early fall.
The Krapina Neanderthal Museum
The early man from Krapina was discovered back in 1899.
Hušnjakovo site
It is a paleolithic site on which Neanderthal remains were found.
Old town
The town of Krapina and the fort above it were in the mid-14th century under the rule of the Croatian-Hungarian king Ludovik I Anjou.
Primary school August Cesarec, Krapina
Primary School Augusta Cesarca, Krapina is one of the two primary schools in Krapina.
The Churches
Sacral building tradition: St Nicholas Church, St Catherine Church…