Međimurje County
Međimurje County Međimurska županija |
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State : | Croatia | ||||
Seat : | Čakovec | ||||
Area : | 729 km² | ||||
Residents : | 113,804 ( 2011 ) | ||||
Population density : | 156 inhabitants per km² | ||||
Biggest City : | Čakovec | ||||
Telephone code : | 040 | ||||
ISO 3166-2 : | HR-20 | ||||
NUTS3 code4 : | HR016 | ||||
Coordinates | 46 ° 28 ′ N , 16 ° 25 ′ E | ||||
Structure and administration (as of 2013) |
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Cities : | 3 | ||||
Municipalities : | 22nd | ||||
Settlements : | 130 | ||||
Gespan : | Matija Posavec ( HNS ) | ||||
Coalition partner : | HSLS, HSS, MS, SHUS | ||||
Postal address : | Ruđera Boškovića 2 40 000 Čakovec |
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The County Meurimurje [ mɛˈdʑimuːrjɛ ] (Croatian. Međimurska županija , translated in about Zwischenmurland , or intermediate current lands debris area , Hungarian Muraköz megye, Prekmurian Medmürska žüpanija ) is the northernmost county in Croatia . It includes the Međimurje (German also Murinsel ) landscape between the Drava and Mur rivers on the border with Slovenia and Hungary . Međimurje County has an area of 730 km² and 113,804 inhabitants (2011 census). Its administrative seat is in Čakovec .
history
From the Middle Ages until 1918 Međimurje (like most of the rest of Croatia) belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. During the Second World War, the area was annexed by Hungary from 1941 to 1945.
population
Composition of the population of the county Međimurje by ethnicity census of 2011 :
Ethnicity | number | percent |
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Croatians | 106,744 | 93.80% |
Roma | 5.107 | 4.49% |
Slovenes | 516 | 0.45% |
Serbs | 249 | 0.22% |
Albanians | 200 | 0.18% |
Russians | 137 | 0.12% |
cities and communes
Međimurje County is divided into three cities and 22 municipalities. These are listed below with the population at the time of the 2011 census.
Cities
city | Pop. |
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Čakovec | 27,104
Gemeindezusammenschluss: Čakovec, Einw. 15,185 Ivanovec, Einw. 2,101 Krištanovec, Einw. 620 Kuršanec, Einw. 1,598 Mačkovec, Einw. 1,329 Mihovljan, Einw. 1,377 Novo Selo na Dravi, Einw. 644 Novo Selo Rok, Einw. 1,462 Savska Ves, Einw. 1,216 Slemenice, Einw. 244 Šandorovec, Einw. 343 Totovec, Einw. 527 Žiškovec, Einw. 542 |
Mursko Središće | 6,307
Hlapičina Križovec Mursko Središće Peklenica Štrukovec |
Prelog | 7,815 |
Communities
local community | Pop. |
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Belica | 3.176 |
Dekanovec | 774 |
Domašinec | 2,251 |
Donja Dubrava | 1,920 |
Donji Kraljevec | 4,659 |
Donji Vidovec | 1,399 |
Goričan | 2,823 |
Gornji Mihaljevec | 1.917 |
Kotoriba | 3.224 |
Mala Subotica | 5,452 |
Nedelišće | 11,975 |
Orehovica | 2,685 |
Podtures | 3,873 |
Pribislavec | 3.136 |
Selnica | 2,991 |
Strahoninec | 2,682 |
Sveta Marija | 2,317 |
Sveti Juraj na Bregu | 5,090 |
Sveti Martin na Muri | 2,605 |
Šenkovec | 2,879 |
Štrigova | 2,766 |
Vratišinec | 1,984 |