Hrvatsko Zagorje


Hrvatsko zagorje is a cultural region in northern Croatia, traditionally separated from the country's capital Zagreb by the Medvednica Mountain. It comprises the whole area north of Mount Medvednica up to Slovenia in the north and west, and up to the regions of Međimurje and Podravina in the north and east. The population of Zagorje is not recorded as such, as it is administratively divided among Krapina-Zagorje County, and western and central part of Varaždin County. The population of Zagorje can be reasonably estimated to exceed 300,000 people.
In Croatia, the area is usually referred to simply as Zagorje. However, to avoid confusion with the nearby municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in Slovenia, the Croatian part is called Hrvatsko zagorje, meaning "Croatian Zagorje".
The town of Krapina is often referred to as the cultural capital of Kajkavian dialect, the South Slavic regiolect spoken in north-western Croatia. Every year, the Festival of Kajkavian Song takes place in Krapina.

Towns and Villages

2011 Census:
Ivanec
Krapina
Zabok
Lepoglava
Bedekovčina
Pregrada
Sveti Križ Začretje
Oroslavje
Zlatar
Marija Bistrica
Donja Stubica
Krapinske Toplice
Gornja Stubica
Hum na Sutli
Veliko Trgovišće
Bednja
Jakovlje
Konjščina
Klanjec