Krapina Neanderthal site
Krapina Neanderthal site, also known as Hušnjakovo Hill is a Paleolithic archaeological site located near Krapina, Croatia. At the turn of the 20th century, Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger recovered faunal remains as well as stone tools and human remains at the site.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Croatia
- Also known as: “Hušnjakov brijeg”, “Hušnjakovo”, and “Krapina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Krapina.
Krapina
Railway station
Krapina is a railway station, which is situated 1 km southeast of Krapina Neanderthal site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tkalci and Doliće.
Krapina Neanderthal site
- Categories: cave, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Krapina, Krapina-Zagorje County, Central Croatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
46.16543° or 46° 9′ 56″ north
Longitude
15.86322° or 15° 51′ 48″ east
Open location code
8FRQ5V87+57
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Ukrainian—“Krapina Neanderthal site” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Hušnjakovo brdo”
- Dutch: “Krapina (site)”
- Dutch: “Krapina”
- Georgian: “ჰუსნიაკოვოს ბორცვი”
- German: “Krapina”
- Hebrew: “אתר הניאנדרטלים בקרפינה”
- Italian: “Sito archeologico di Krapina”
- Persian: “محوطه نئاندرتال کراپینا”
- Polish: “Krapina”
- Russian: “Стоянка неандертальцев Крапина”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hušnjakovo brdo”
- Slovenian: “Najdišče krapinskih neandertalcev”
- Turkish: “Krapina Neandertal Sit Alanı”
- Ukrainian: “Крапина (печера)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Muzej krapinskih neandertalaca and Park skulptura Forma Prima.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Obitelj Krapinskog pračovjeka and Krapinski pračovjek.
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