Krapina is a town in northern Croatia and the administrative center of Krapina-Zagorje County, with a total population of 11,530 and 4,201 in its urban core at the 2021 census. It lies in the Zagorje region about 55 kilometers from both Zagreb and Varazdin. Krapina is best known as the site of major Neanderthal fossil discoveries made in 1899, when archaeologist Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger unearthed over 800 fossil remains on the nearby Husnjakovo hill, now marked by a museum dedicated to the finds.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude46.158889 degrees north 1 FAQs
What was found at the Krapina Neanderthal site?
About 900 Neanderthal bones, 1,200 stone tools and 2,400 animal bones were found there.
The Hušnjakovo site at Krapina was discovered in 1899 by the Croatian palaeontologist Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger and yielded the biggest collection of Neanderthal fossil bones found in one place. In total about 900 bones and 1,200 stone tools belonging to Neanderthals were found, along with 2,400 animal bones. The Krapina Neanderthal Museum stands on the hill today.
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1. Krapina (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 11,530 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 46.158889, longitude 15.874444
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 203 m
P2046 (area)
area 47.7 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 11530 (2021)
View the Source2. Krapina (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1193
Krapina was first mentioned in 1193 by Kalán Bár-Kalán, bishop of Pécs and ban of Croatia and Dalmatia.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1193
Krapina was first mentioned in 1193 by Kalán Bár-Kalán, bishop of Pécs and ban of Croatia and Dalmatia.
Source text, founding-year: 1193
Krapina was first mentioned in 1193 by Kalán Bár-Kalán, bishop of Pécs and ban of Croatia and Dalmatia.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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