Lake Varaždin ( hr, Varaždinsko jezero) is a

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on the

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in northern

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. It is administratively divided between

Međimurje County Međimurje County (; hr, Međimurska županija ; hu, Muraköz megye) is a triangle-shaped county in the northernmost part of Croatia, roughly corresponding to the historical and geographical region of Međimurje. Despite being the smallest Cr ...

and

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 M ...

, bordered by the municipalities of

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Trnovec Bartolovečki Trnovec Bartolovečki is a municipality in Varaždin County, Croatia. The municipality consists of 6 villages – Bartolovec, Trnovec, Šemovec, Štefanec, Zamlaka and Žabnik. The population of the municipality in the 2011 census was 6,884. ...

and

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, s ...

. The Drava flows into the reservoir near the city of Varaždin, while the dam is located near the village of

Šemovec Šemovec is a village in Varaždin County, Croatia. The village is located near the Drava, around 10 kilometres east of Varaždin ) , image_photo = , image_skyline = , image_flag = Flag of Varaždin.s ...

. Lake Varaždin is one of three reservoirs built on the Drava in Croatia, the other two being the smaller

Lake Ormož Lake Ormož ( Slovene and Croatian: ''Ormoško jezero'') is a reservoir on the Drava River in north-eastern Slovenia and north-western Croatia, forming a part of the border between the two countries. It was named after the nearby Slovenian town o ...

(which is located on the border with

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) and the bigger Lake Dubrava. The three reservoirs and the

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s they serve form the Hydro North group of hydro power plants run by the

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. It serves the Čakovec Hydro Power Plant, since the Varaždin Hydro Power Plant is served by Lake Ormož. The power plant was built in 1982.Hydro North group of hydro power plants

Tourism

Lake Varaždin is also a popular

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and

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destination for many people from the region, especially during the summer. There are 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. Eu ...

s built on the shores of the lake near Varaždin and

Gornji Kuršanec Gornji Kuršanec ( hu, Felsőzrínyifalva) is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia. It is part of the municipality of Nedelišće and had a population of 793 in the 2011 census. The village is located close to the Drava River and just over 3 ...

References

Varazdin Varazdin Landforms of Međimurje County Landforms of Varaždin County {{CentralCroatia-geo-stub

Tourism

See also

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