The area contains the excavation site of a 100,000-year-old Neanderthal man in caves near the central town of Krapina.

The existence of Krapina itself has been verified since 1193, and it has been a common site for castles and other country houses of Croatian, Austrian and Hungarian rulers.

Other towns of the county are Zabok, Pregrada, Zlatar, Oroslavje, Donja Stubica, Klanjec.

The town of Stubica features another thermal spring, the Stubičke spa.

Also in the area are the medieval castles Veliki Tabor, Miljana, Bežanec, Hellenbach, Milengrad etc.