Krapina-Zagorje County

Krapina-Zagorje County
Krapinsko-zagorska županija (Croatian)
County
Flag of Krapina-Zagorje County
Flag
Coat of arms of Krapina-Zagorje County
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Krapina-Zagorje County within Croatia
Krapina-Zagorje County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatKrapina
Government
 • Župan (Prefect)Željko Kolar (SDP)
 • Assembly
41 members
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,229 km2 (475 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
120,702
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Area code049
ISO 3166 codeHR-02
HDI (2022)0.836[3]
very high · 16th
Websitewww.kzz.hr

Krapina-Zagorje County (pronounced [krâpina zǎːɡɔːrje], Croatian: Krapinsko-zagorska županija) is a county in northern Croatia, bordering Slovenia. It encompasses most of the historic region called Hrvatsko Zagorje.

The area contains the excavation site of a 100,000-year-old Neanderthal man in caves near the central town of Krapina. 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, Pregrada, Zlatar, Oroslavje, Donja Stubica, Klanjec. The town of Stubica features another thermal spring, the Stubičke spa. Also in the area are the medieval castles Veliki Tabor, Miljana, Bežanec, Hellenbach, Milengrad etc.

Krapina-Zagorje County borders on Varaždin County in the northeast, Zagreb County in the southwest and southeast, and the city of Zagreb in the south. The county contains many vineyards. 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:[4]

Demographics

Population pyramid of Krapina-Zagorje county per the 2011 Census
Historical populations of Krapina-Zagorje County
YearPop.±%
1857 100,804—    
1869 113,711+12.8%
1880 125,394+10.3%
1890 139,547+11.3%
1900 152,047+9.0%
1910 168,404+10.8%
1921 163,594−2.9%
1931 175,227+7.1%
1948 181,586+3.6%
YearPop.±%
1953 178,938−1.5%
1961 168,952−5.6%
1971 161,247−4.6%
1981 153,567−4.8%
1991 148,779−3.1%
2001 142,432−4.3%
2011 132,892−6.7%
2021 120,702−9.2%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

Since the late 1940s the county's population has been slowly shrinking. As of the 2021 census, the county had 120,702 residents. The population density is 98 people per km2. Of the 120,702 residents, 61,925 were female and 58,777 were male.[2]

Krapina-Zagorje County: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
100804
113711
125394
139547
152047
168404
163594
175227
181586
178938
168952
161247
153567
148779
142432
132892
120942
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 97.89% of the population, followed by Slovenes (0.31%) and Serbs (0.13%), with other ethnicities making up the rest.[2]

Administration

The current prefect of Krapina-Zagorje County is Željko Kolar (SDP) and the Krapina-Zagorje County Assembly consists of 37 seats.

Groups Members per group
SDP-HSS-Reformists
22 / 37
HDZ-HSU
11 / 37
Independents
4 / 37
Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 62. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  4. ^ "2-2. Županije, površina, stanovništvo, gradovi, općine i naselja (teritorijalni ustroj prema stanju 31. prosinca 2017.) - Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2018" [2-2. Counties, surface area, population, towns, municipalities and settlements (territorial constitution with situation as on 31 December 2017) - Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2018] (PDF). Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ "II. KRAPINSKO-ZAGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
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