Međimurje County
Međimurje County is a county in the northernmost part of Croatia. The county seat is Čakovec. Other cities are Prelog and Mursko Središće.
Međimurska županija | |||||||
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Clockwise from top: Štrigova, Čakovec Castle, the northernmost point of Croatia, Drava river and the vineyards near Železna Gora | |||||||
Coordinates: 46°27′58″N 16°24′50″E / 46.466°N 16.414°ECoordinates: 46°27′58″N 16°24′50″E / 46.466°N 16.414°E | |||||||
Country | Croatia | ||||||
County seat | Čakovec | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• Total | 729 km2 (281 sq mi) | ||||||
Population (2011)[2] | |||||||
• Total | 113,804 | ||||||
• Density | 156.11/km2 (404.32/sq mi) | ||||||
ISO 3166 code | HR-20 | ||||||
Website | Međimurska županija |
Međimurje County covers the plains between two rivers – the Mura and the Drava. There are two reservoir lakes on the Drava – Lake Varaždin and Lake Dubrava. Lake Dubrava is the biggest artificial lake in Croatia and the second largest lake overall in the country.
Međimurje County Media
Main street in Sveti Martin na Muri
Mur river at Mursko Središće
Population pyramid of Međimurje County per the 2011 Census
Distribution of the Northwestern Kajkavian dialect
On the 14th-century map of Croatian lands, Međimurje is part of Slavonia (light blue)
References
- ↑ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in hrvatski and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 62. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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(help) - ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Međimurje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.