Nedelišće ( hu, Drávavásárhely;

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: ''Nedelišče'') is a

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Međimurje County Međimurje County (; hr, Međimurska županija ; hu, Muraköz megye) 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), ...

, in northern

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, and the seat of the

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of Nedelišće, which also includes 10 other villages in the south-western part of Međimurje County. Nedelišće itself is a

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an village located just outside the county seat,

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, around 3 kilometres from the city's centre. Despite not being designated as either a city or a town, Nedelišće was the third most populated

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in Međimurje County, after Čakovec and Prelog, with 4,320 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.

History

Nedelišće was first mentioned in 1226, in the Donation of the Hungarian King

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. The settlement was named after Sunday ( hr, nedjelja, local

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: ''nedelja'' or ''nedela''), since the local people worship

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to which their

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parish is dedicated. In the

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, the place has developed into a

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consisting of fairs and crafts. Between 1570 and 1586, Nedelišće was also the seat of one of the first Croatian

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offices. The first document about the establishment of a local school originates from 1660, when Međimurje was reigned by the

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family. The local

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was founded in 1908 and is the oldest in the municipality.

Geography

The main road going through the municipality is the D3 state road, connecting it with Čakovec to the east and

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. The D208 road branches off of D3 road in Nedelišće and connects it with Trnovec border crossing with

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towards

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. There are also two railroads going through the municipality, one connecting Čakovec with the Slovenian town of Ormož to the west and the other one connecting the city with other Croatian cities such as

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and

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to the south.

Settlements

Aside from Nedelišće itself, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Črečan, population 434 * Dunjkovec, population 967 *

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, population 910 * Gornji Kuršanec, population 793 * Macinec, population 585 * Parag, population 1,187 * Pretetinec, population 541 *

Pušćine Pušćine ( hu, Pusztafa) is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia. In the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,289 and was the second most populated place in the municipality of Nedelišće. Pušćine is situated between the villages ...

, population 1.289 * Slakovec, population 559 * Trnovec, population 390

Culture and sport

Nedelišće is also known as the host of some manifestations, most notably the largest annual business fair in Međimurje County, MESAP (Croatian: ''Međimurski sajam poduzetništva''), which usually takes place in June and gathers various companies from all over the county. The local sports and

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centre, ''SGC Aton'', is considered the best-equipped gymnastics centre in the north-western Croatia. The local sports teams include the

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club NK Nedelišće, who play in the Croatian Third League, and the

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club OK Nedelišće, who play in the Second Croatian Volleyball League. File:Crkva, Nedelišće (Croatia) - pročelje.jpg, Church of the Holy Trinity File:Nedelišće.3.jpg, Village centre File:Aton, Nedelišće - ulaz.JPG, Aton Gymnastics Training Centre File:MESAP 2011. - štandovi (južni niz).jpg, Exhibition hall at the annual MESAP 2011 trade fair File:Dunjkovec.2.jpg, Dunjkovec File:Pretetinec.2.jpg, Pretetinec

References

External links

Official Web site of the Municipality of NedelišćeOfficial Web site of the volleyball club OK NedelišćeOfficial Web site of the SGC Aton
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nedelisce Populated places in Međimurje County Municipalities of Croatia