Goričan () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Međimurje County
Međimurje County (; ; ) is a triangle-shaped Counties of Croatia, county in the northernmost part of Croatia, roughly corresponding to the historical and geographical region of Međimurje (region), Međimurje. It is the smallest Croatian count ...
,
Croatia
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.
Goričan is the only
village
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belonging to the municipality. Its population in the 2011 census was 2,823.
Of the entire population, 2,763 people identified themselves as
Croats
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.
Goričan is located in the eastern part of Međimurje County, near the Croatian-
Hungarian border and the
Mura. The nearby populated places include the villages of
Donji Kraljevec () and
Hodošan () in Međimurje County, as well as the town of
Letenye in Hungary. The
border checkpoint
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between Goričan and Letenye is located around 3 kilometres from the centre of the village. The border checkpoint is also the place where the Croatian
A4 motorway becomes the Hungarian
M7 motorway, or the other way around.
The nearby
Stadium Milenium
The Stadium Milenium or Speedway Stadion Milenium is a 7,500-capacity multi-use stadium between Donji Kraljevec and Goričan, Croatia. The stadium has been used as the venue for the World Championship round known as the Speedway Grand Prix of C ...
is a speedway stadium and hosts the
Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia.
References
External links
The official website of the municipality
Municipalities of Croatia
Croatia–Hungary border crossings
Populated places in Međimurje County
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