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The Krapina-Zagorje county - Krapinsko-zagorska županija encompasses most of the Hrvatsko Zagorje historic region, and it is a candidate for being the most idyllic county of them all: the many villages and small towns spread out across the hillsides are perfect for agriculture (vineyards in particular) and summer houses. Although, the many hills and valleys cause a peculiar effect throughout Zagorje: 15% of the year, the fog significantly lowers visibility in the area.
Perhaps the most astonishing landmark of the area is the excavation site of a 100000 year old Neanderthal man in caves near the central town of Krapina. A local archaeologist Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger found over eight hundred fossil remains back in 1899, suddenly catapulting the quiet little Hušnjak hill into worldwide fame.
The "modern" Krapina itself has been known since 1193, and always a favorite site for castles and other country houses of Croatian and Hungarian rulers. These days it's a reasonably developed little town, boasting its festival kajkavskih popevki sung in the local dialect of Croatian.
The town of Stubica features another thermal spring, the Stubičke toplice ("toplice" means spa). Also in the area are medieval castles Veliki Tabor, Miljana, Bežanec, Hellenbach, Januševac etc.
