Novo Selo na Dravi (; hu, Drávaújfalu) 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 ...

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), ...

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. The village is located in the south-western part of Međimurje County, near Lake Varaždin, and is administratively part of the wider area of the county seat,

Čakovec Čakovec (; hu, Csáktornya; la, Aquama; german: Tschakathurn) is a city in northern Croatia, located around north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, sm ...

. It is located around 8 kilometres from the centre of the city. Novo Selo na Dravi is connected with the village of

Totovec Totovec ( hu, Tótfalu) is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia. It had a population of 534 in the 2011 census. The village is located around 7 kilometres south of the centre of Čakovec, the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County, a ...

, while other nearby villages include Šandorovec and Kuršanec. The centre of

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, the county seat of

Varaždin County Varaždin County ( hr, Varaždinska županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin. Geography The county contains the city of Varaždin, the towns of: Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof ...

, is located around 10 kilometres from Novo Selo na Dravi. The population of the village in the 2011 census was 634. The village was known as ''Novo Selo'' until the 1948 census. In the 1857 census, it had a population of 217. By the 1900s, it was predominantly populated by

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

. In the 1910 census, it was considered part of the wider area of Varaždin. Between 1941 and 1945, it was part of

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, which annexed the entire Međimurje region at the time. The current name was first mentioned as the official name of the village in the 1953 census, presumably to differentiate it from

Novo Selo Rok Novo Selo Rok ( hu, Rókusújfalu) is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia. The village is administratively part of the wider area of Čakovec, the county seat of Međimurje County, and is located around 4 kilometres from the centre of the cit ...

. Since the 1950s, the population of the village was constantly around 600.

References

Populated places in Međimurje County {{Međimurje-geo-stub