Klanjec is located in the western part of Krapina Zagorje County, according to the census in 2001., the town had 3,234 inhabitants. Protector of Klanjac Sv Florijan. In 1997th this place gets the status of the city, and it should be noted that the railway station was abandoned and therefore very few tourists visit this city. However Klanjec is the town of artisans but because of poor transport links and lack of employment opportunities, many young people are emigrating in large cities. Unfortunately, unless the company Bestal which employes several people there is almost no significant shift, only the spinning mill which is responsible for the employment of people with this area is worth mentioning. The climate is continental and plant life mostly consists of forests of fir and beech, oak and hornbeam, and in the river valley is situated a lowland plain area. In addition to these species widespread are acacia, common maple, maple and white hawthorn. In Klanjac there is one elementary s...chool, public library and reading room Antun Mihanović. There is a Church Navještenja Blažene Djevice Marije, which was built back in the 1630th. This church is one of the first baroque monuments in Croatia. Chapel Sv. Florijana is first mentioned in the 17th century, and because of its small size it has one window on each side through which people listen Mass ceremony, since the chapel offers not enough room for all believers. At the center of the altar is situated a statue of Sv. Florijan, who holds a bowl of water, and masses were held mostly on the feast of the patron of the city. Author of Croatian anthem Antun Mihanović has spent his last days in Novi Dvori where he died in 1861 , and was buried in the cemetery in Klanjac. 1910th residents of this place built the monument in honor to him at the city square. Here also lived Ksaver Sandor Gjalski, famous Croatian writer. Tourists can also visit the gallery of Anton Augustinčić, who decorated this small area with his sculptures, and before his death he donated all of his work to the city which in 1976 opened the gallery in his honor.
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