Klanjec

46°2′48″N 15°44′10″E / 46.04667°N 15.73611°E / 46.04667; 15.73611Country CroatiaCounty Krapina-ZagorjeGovernment • MayorZlatko Brlek (SDP)Area • Town25.6 km² (9.9 sq mi) • Urban1.7 km² (0.7 sq mi)Population • Town2,548 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi) • Urban506 • Urban density300/km² (770/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)Websiteklanjec.hr

Klanjec (Croatian pronunciation: [klǎːɲet͡s]) is a small town in northwestern Croatia, in the region of Hrvatsko Zagorje on the border with Slovenia.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Klanjec was a district capital in Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Population

The population of Klanjec is 567, but there are 2,543 people in the municipality (census 2021).^{[citation needed]} The absolute majority were Croats at 98.8%.^{[citation needed]}

Settlements

The list of settlements is as follows:^[3]

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Klanjec is twinned with:

• Wilamowice, Poland

References

Further reading

• Krpan Smiljanec, Marina (March 2019). "Klanjec – život u 19. stoljeću" [Klanjec – Life in the 19th Century] (PDF). Historijski zbornik (in Croatian). 72 (1): 63–90. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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