Contemporary Features of Functional-Spatial Structure of the City of Krapina

Sa？etak Since no research that would clarify and deal with the issue of spatial and functional structure of the City of Krapina has been conducted until now, this paper analyses the functional characteristics of the City of Krapina, with an emphasis on its commercial and administrative activities, on the basis of the examination of spatial planning documents, the analysis of statistical data and fieldwork. In this way, a spatial database has been created, which serves as the basis for the research of the existing spatial structure of Krapina. Apart from the aforementioned methods, a survey focused on availability has also been conducted in order to find out the level of satisfaction with the immediate living space of the residents living in the area and to determine their satisfaction with certain aspects of life in the City of Krapina. The analysis of the survey responses determines the extent to which the local residents are satisfied with particular aspects of life in the City of Krapina.The survey was conducted on a total of 132 residents of the City of Krapina. The results have shown that the functions of the City of Krapina are predominantly concentrated in the main settlement, which is a consequence of the structure of the analysed activities, together with natural features which limit the spatial development, such as relief characteristics that inhibit the dispersion of certain activities into the wider area, that is, the surrounding settlements