Sights - Ljudevit Gaj
He was a Croatian politician, linguist, ideologist, reporter and writer. He had an important role in The Croatian national revival. The house of Ljudevit Gaj is in the town centre. During his childhood they spoke German and later Croatian. The museum of Ljudevit Gaj was opened in 1966 in his birth house. He brought Croatia to its feet, woke up the almost dead national question and carried the Croatian language to every corner of his homeland.
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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…