Međimurje County
Međimurje County
Međimurska županija (Croatian) | |
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Clockwise from top: Sveti Juraj na Bregu, Čakovec Castle inner court, the northernmost point of Croatia, Drava river, observation deck in Robadje | |
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Međimurje County within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′58″N 16°24′50″E / 46.466°N 16.414°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County seat | Čakovec |
| Government | |
| • Župan (Prefect) | Matija Posavec (NPS) |
| • Assembly | 37 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 729 km2 (281 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 105,250 |
| • Density | 144/km2 (374/sq mi) |
| Area code | 040 |
| ISO 3166 code | HR-20 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.856 very high · 10th |
| Website | Međimurska županija |
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.