Sveti Martin na Muri

Sveti Martin na Muri

coat of arms

Coordinates: 46 ° 31 ′ 31 ″ N , 16 ° 21 ′ 47 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Međimurje

Area :

25.24 km²

Residents :

2,605 (2011)

Population density :

103 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 040

Postal code :

40 313

License plate :

ČK

Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )

Community type :

local community

Mayor :

Franjo Makovec ( HSLS )

Website :

www.svetimartin.hr

Sv. Martin na Muri - main street of the place

Town center

Place in the 18th century

Signpost to Vučkovec at the end of the village

Bathing facility of the locality Vučkovec in the southern part of the village

Sveti Martin na Muri (in German Sankt Martin an der Mur ) is a Croatian town and municipality in the Međimurje County .

geography

The municipality is located in a hilly area between vineyards in the far north of the Međimurje County on the right bank of the Mur River and borders Slovenia . It spreads over an area of 25.24 km² (about 3.46% of the whole county) and belongs to the group of medium-sized municipalities.

The municipality consists of fourteen localities:

Brezovec
Čestijanec
Gornji Koncovčak
Gradiščak
Grkaveščak
Jurovčak
Jurovec
Kapelščak
Lapšina
Marof
Sveti Martin na Muri
Toplice Sveti Martin
Vrhovljan
Žabnik

Before the First World War, a thermal spring was found between the villages of Grkaveščak and Jurovčak while deep drilling for crude oil and called Vučkovec (in German : Wutschkowetz ).

population

At the last census in 2011, the municipality of Sveti Martin na Muri had 2,605 inhabitants, 435 of whom live in the village of the same name, which is the largest in the municipality.

The population density in the municipality is about 103 inhabitants per square kilometer.

history

Sveti Martin na Muri is one of the oldest places and communities in Međimurje . An important archaeological site from Roman times is located here. At the point where a Roman road from Ptuj (Poetovio) to Lendava (Unterlimbach) crossed the Mur river, the Romans founded a municipality called Halicanum . A site with rare Roman coins and other remains of ancient culture was discovered here and partially investigated.

In the Middle Ages, the area was important because of its location. The parish of Sankt Martin is first mentioned in 1334. Some Gothic and Baroque churches were built at that time or a little later, as well as castles and mansions (Gradiščak, Lapšina). The Gradiščak and Lapšina castles belonged to members of the Mlakovečki ( Hungarian Malakóczi or Malakóczy ) family in the 16th and 17th centuries .

economy

The municipality has always been one of the economically less developed areas of Međimurje County. The inhabitants mostly made a living from farming, viticulture and cattle breeding.

Recently, however, industry and tourism have developed more and more, so that today there are 54 active entrepreneurs with 537 employees and 37 craftsmen. In Vrhovljan, in the immediate vicinity of the municipality seat Sveti Martin na Muri, there is a functioning economic zone on an area of around 14 hectares. A few kilometers to the south, the modern thermal bath complex “Toplice Sveti Martin” is located around the thermal spring and the old Vučkovec bathing complex “Developed.

Attractions

Gothic-baroque church of St. Martin
Ship mill on the Mur
River ferry on the Mur
Landscape protection area of the Mur
Međimurje horse stud in Žabnik

Web links

Commons : Sveti Martin na Muri - collection of images, videos and audio files