Gornji Kuršanec ( hu, Felsőzrínyifalva) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in
Međimurje County,
Croatia
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. It is part of the municipality of
Nedelišće
Nedelišće ( hu, Drávavásárhely; Kajkavian: ''Nedelišče'') is a village in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia, and the seat of the Municipality of Nedelišće, which also includes 10 other villages in the south-western part of Međimurje ...
and had a population of 793 in the 2011 census.
The village is located close to the
Drava River and just over 3 kilometres from the centre of
Varaždin
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, the county seat of
Varaždin County. The
D3 state road goes through the village, providing the main traffic connection between Varaždin and
Čakovec, the county seat of Međimurje County. The
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
between the two cities also goes through the village.
Also close to the village is
Lake Varaždin
Lake Varaždin ( hr, Varaždinsko jezero) is a reservoir on the Drava in northern Croatia. It is administratively divided between Međimurje County and Varaždin County, bordered by the municipalities of Varaždin, Trnovec Bartolovečki and Čak ...
, a
reservoir lake
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on the Drava River. The area of the lake that is close to Gornji Kuršanec is a popular summer weekend destination for many people from the region, with many
log cabin
A log cabin is a small log house, especially a less finished or less architecturally sophisticated structure. Log cabins have an ancient history in Europe, and in America are often associated with first generation home building by settlers.
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s built on the shores of both the lake and the river, which flows into it nearby.
References
Populated places in Međimurje County
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