Varaždin County () is a
county
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in
Hrvatsko Zagorje. 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 and
Varaždinske Toplice, as well as 22
municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
. It covers an area of and had a population of 175,951 in the 2011 census.
Varaždin County borders
Slovenia
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to the northwest,
Međimurje County to the north,
Krapina-Zagorje County to the southwest,
Zagreb County to the south, and
Koprivnica-Križevci County to the southeast, with a small portion of the latter separating it from
Hungary
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.
The
Drava
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reservoir
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Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
s on the river –
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 ...
,
Lake Varaždin and
Lake Dubrava. All of them are partially located within the county. Another river flowing through the county is the
Bednja, which also confluences with the Drava within the county. There are also the mountains of
Ivanščica (also known as Ivančica) and
Kalnik.
Transport
The
highway
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A4 (part of
Pan-European Corridor Vb and
European route E65) passes through the county, connecting the Hungarian border (in the north) with
Zagreb
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(in the south), and which has exits in Varaždin, Varaždinske Toplice and Novi Marof. In the longitudinal (east-west) direction, a magistral road passes along the
Drava
The Drava or Drave (, ; ; ; ; ), historically known as the Dravis or Dravus, is a river in southern Central Europe. river, spanning from
Maribor
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(Slovenia) to
Osijek. Railways (not yet modernised) passing through the county lead to Zagreb in the south,
Čakovec and
Budapest
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(Hungary) in the north and
Koprivnica in the east.
Economy
The economy of Varaždin County is focused on the manufacturing industry, particularly on the milk products processing, beverage production,
meat-packing industry, clothing and textiles industry, metal manufacturing industry, leather footwear industry, manufacturing of high-quality wood furniture and other lumber products.
Administrative division
Varaždin county is divided into:
* City of
Varaždin (county seat)
* Town of
Ludbreg
* Town of
Lepoglava
* Town of
Ivanec
* Town of
Novi Marof
* Town of
Varaždinske Toplice
* Municipality of
Bednja
* Municipality of
Beretinec
* Municipality of
Breznica
* Municipality of
Breznički Hum
* Municipality of
Cestica
* Municipality of
Donja Voća
* Municipality of
Gornji Kneginec
* Municipality of
Jalžabet
* Municipality of
Klenovnik
* Municipality of
Ljubešćica
* Municipality of
Mali Bukovec
* Municipality of
Martijanec
* Municipality of
Maruševec
* Municipality of
Petrijanec
* Municipality of
Sračinec
* Municipality of
Sveti Đurđ
* Municipality of
Sveti Ilija
* Municipality of
Trnovec Bartolovečki
* Municipality of
Veliki Bukovec
* Municipality of
Vidovec
* Municipality of
Vinica
* Municipality of
Visoko
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Varaždin County has a population of 175,951.
Ethnic
Croats
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make up a majority with 97.9% of the population.
Acknowledgements
;Honorary citizens
*
Zlatko Dalić (2018)
See also
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin
References
External links
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Counties of Croatia