Prelog
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 Croatia
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 Međimurje
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| Height : | 150 m. i. J. | ||
| Residents : | 7,781 (2001) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 040 | ||
| Postal code : | 40323 | ||
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| Community type : | city | ||
| Mayor : | Kolarek Ljubomir, dr.vet.med ( HDZ ) | ||
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| City Festival : | 6th of December | ||
 Main street in Prelog |
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Prelog is a city in northern Croatia . The name Prelog ( Prelak, Perlak, Perlok based on the Croatian word »Vlak« (train) or the dialect terms vleči , vlačiti , prevlačiti ) is mentioned for the first time in 1264 in a document by Roland Ratold . In memory of the year 1264, the residents celebrate a city festival every year.
Urban settlements
The city of Prelog consists of 8 settlements:
- Cirkovljan
- Čehovec
- Čukovec
- Draškovec
- Hemuševec
- Oporovec
- Otok
- Prelog
Geographical location
Prelog is located on the left bank of the Drava River , 15 km from the town of Čakovec .
Residents
According to the 2001 census, the town of Prelog with its settlements has 7,781 inhabitants. Of these, 3,910 are male residents and 3,961 are female. The city itself has 4,288 inhabitants.
history
Today's Međimurje has been the settlement area of the "royal guests" since the 1260s - largely German craftsmen who also settled in Subotica of the landlord Count Lankret , who were supposed to develop and promote handicrafts and trade in this area. Count Lankret had to cede part of his estate and received two estates as replacement, whose landlords died without descendants. This exchange was carried out by the Croatian Ban Roland von Ratold and by Bishop Paul von Vesprem . The written change to the deed was made on December 9, 1264. Three days earlier, on December 6, Ban Roland issued another regulation - the judgment on the Trnava estate. This is where Prelog is mentioned in writing for the first time.
In September 1480 the Croatian-Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus stayed in Prelog. The Prelog trading center was administratively well organized at the time, even during the time when the Counts Zrinski ruled Međimurje (1546–1691).
The elementary school has existed in Prelog since the middle of the 18th century. During the 18th century the central warehouse for rock salt was established in this part of the kingdom; then as the first known manufactory in Međimurje, the first silk factory until 1848.
In 1997 Prelog was named a city by the Croatian Parliament .
economy
The city of Prelog generates most of its income from industry (more than 50%), the rest from trade and gastronomy (23%), agriculture (18%) and other economic sectors.
The city of Prelog has a number of state institutions and administrative authorities, a municipal and public order office, the Prelog volunteer fire brigade as well as schools and several associations. The river Drava plays a role in tourism .
For centuries the economy played the most important role in Prelog alongside agriculture. Prelog was therefore the economic center of Donje Međimurje for a long time . The most important economic development processes took place over the past 40 years. In addition to larger companies, small businesses also made their contribution to economic growth. A lot is exported, especially to Germany and Austria.
Today, many well-known companies form the Prelog industrial zone.
education
The Fijolica Kindergarten is available for preschoolers . In Prelog there is a regional primary school in Cirkovljan , the primary and secondary school in Draškovec and the Prelog middle school.
Culture
In addition to the cultural center, which was completely renovated in 2000, Prelog also has the city library, the Seljačka sloga farmers' association , the Donje Međimurje art association and the recently founded Maleni children's choir .
Sports
There are 25 different sports clubs in the community . a.
- Speedway Club Prelog
- Handball club RK Prelog
- Tennis club TK Prelog
- Basketball club KK Prelog
- Football clubs: NK Mladost , NK Čukovec 77 (Čukovec), NK Draškovec (Draškovec), NK Naprijed (Cirkovljan), NK Galeb (Oporovec), NK Otok (Otok), NK Start (Čehovec)
Remarks
- ↑ As in Prelog's monograph one of the authors, mr. Vladimir Kalšan , leads.