Klanjec (Croatian pronunciation: [klǎːɲet͡s]) is a small town in northwestern Croatia, in the region of Hrvatsko Zagorje on the border with Slovenia.
Klanjec | |
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Town | |
 View of Klanjec | |
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| Coordinates: 46°2′48″N 15°44′10″E / 46.04667°N 15.73611°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Krapina-Zagorje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zlatko Brlek (SDP) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Town | 2,548 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 506 |
| • Urban density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| Website | klanjec |
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]
Town of Klanjec: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 3006 | 3163 | 3329 | 3730 | 3969 | 4153 | 3954 | 4129 | 4221 | 4225 | 3813 | 3806 | 3681 | 3537 | 3234 | 2915 | 2548 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Settlements
The list of settlements is as follows:[3]
- Bobovec Tomaševečki, population 21
- Bratovski Vrh, population 67
- Cesarska Ves, population 14
- Dol Klanječki, population 91
- Florijan, population 7
- Goljak Klanječki, population 71
- Gorkovec, population 16
- Gredice, population 319
- Klanjec, population 567
- Ledine Klanječke, population 164
- Lepoglavec, population 139
- Letovčan Novodvorski, population 75
- Letovčan Tomaševečki, population 69
- Lučelnica Tomaševečka, population 212
- Mihanovićev Dol, population 319
- Novi Dvori Klanječki, population 241
- Police, population 235
- Rakovec Tomaševečki, population 130
- Tomaševec, population 158
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Klanjec is twinned with:
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.
External links
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