Međimurje (region)

This article is about the region. For other uses, see Međimurje (disambiguation).
Međimurje
Hungarian: Muraköz
Geographic region
Etymology: Croatian: međimorje, lit. 'island'
Međimurje (here on an old map from 1690, with the Mura River as border to Hungary) is the northernmost part of Croatia
Country Croatia
Traditional capitalČakovec

Međimurje (pronounced [medʑǐmuːrje]; Hungarian: Muraköz) is a small historical and geographical region in Northern Croatia comprising the area between the two large rivers, Mura and Drava, and roughly corresponding to the administrative division of Međimurje County.

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