Trnovec () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in northern

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, part of the

Nedelišće Nedelišće (; Kajkavian language, Kajkavian: ''Nedelišče'') is a village in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia, and the seat of the Municipalities of Croatia, Municipality of Nedelišće, which also includes 10 other villages in the south-w ...

municipality within Međimurje County.

History

Trnovec is first time mentioned in charter issued in year 1478 as ''Ternacz Maius''. Catholic Chapel in Trnovec was built in the year 1908.

Geography

Trnovec is about 11 kilometres west from the centre of

Čakovec Čakovec (; ; ; ) is a city in Northern Croatia, located around north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital, and close to the borders with Slovenia and Hungary. Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmo ...

, and some 90 kilometres north of

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. Trnovec is situated in the alluvial plane of river

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, on rivers left bank. There is a border crossing with

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just outside the village. Border crossing is located on road that connects county seat Čakovec with town of

Ormož Ormož (; in older sources , , , Prekmurje Slovene: ''Ormošd'') is a town in the traditional region of Prlekija, part of Styria (Slovenia), Styria, in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava, Drava River and borders with Croa ...

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