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Međimurje County

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Also known as Medjimurje County, County of Međimurje

northernmost county of Croatia

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Međimurje County is the northernmost county in Croatia, located at the top of the country's geographic territory. It matters as an important regional division of Croatia and serves as the nation's gateway to neighboring countries in Central Europe.

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Wikidata facts

Part of
Međimurje
Named after
Međimurje
Official name
Županija međimurska
Country
Croatia
Capital
Čakovec
Population
105250
Area
730
Shares border with
Podravina
Image
Prekopa, Croatia.jpg
Dialing code
40
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Category:People from Međimurje County
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Encyclopedic overview

Međimurje County ( pronounced [medʑǐmuːrje]; Croatian: Međimurska županija [medʑǐmurskaː ʒupǎnija]; Hungarian: Muraköz megye) is the northernmost county of Croatia, roughly corresponding to the historical and geographical region of Međimurje. It is the smallest Croatian county by size, and the second most densely populated after the City of Zagreb. The county's seat and main urban centre is Čakovec.

The county borders Slovenia in the north-west and Hungary in the east. The south-eastern corner of the county is near the town of Legrad and the confluence of the Mura into the Drava. The closest cities include Varaždin and Koprivnica in Croatia, Lendava, Murska Sobota and Maribor in Slovenia, as well as Nagykanizsa in Hungary and Graz in Austria.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Međimurje County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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