Međimurje County

Međimurje County
Međimurska županija
County
Clockwise from top: Štrigova, Čakovec Castle, the northernmost point of Croatia, Drava river and the vineyards near Železna Gora
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Međimurje County within Croatia
Coordinates: 46°27′58″N 16°24′50″E / 46.466°N 16.414°E / 46.466; 16.414
Country Croatia
County seat Čakovec
Area
[1]
 • Total729 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total113,804
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Area code040
ISO 3166 codeHR-20
WebsiteMeđimurska županija

Međimurje County is a county in the northernmost part of Croatia. The county seat is Čakovec. Other cities are Prelog and Mursko Središće.

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.

References

  1. ↑ 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 Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 62. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
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