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Čakovec
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Međimurje County
Međimurje County (medʑǐmuːrje; Međimurska županija medʑǐmurskaː ʒupǎnija; 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 Croatian county by size, it is the most densely populated one (not including the City of Zagreb). The county seat is Čakovec, which is also the largest city of the county. The county borders Slovenia in the north-west and Hungary in the east, with about 30 kilometers of Slovenian territory separating it from Austria.
Geography of Croatia
The geography of Croatia is defined by its location—it is described as a part of Central Europe and Southeast Europe, a part of the Balkans and Southern Europe. Croatia's territory covers , making it the 127th largest country in the world. Bordered by Slovenia in the northwest, Hungary in the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia in the east, Montenegro in the southeast and the Adriatic Sea in the south, it lies mostly between latitudes 42° and 47° N and longitudes 13° and 20° E.
Međimurje (region)
Međimurje (medʑǐmuːrje; Muraköz) is a small historical and geographical region in Northern Croatia comprising the area between the two large rivers, Mura and Drava, and roughly corresponding to the administrative division of Međimurje County. The region consists of the alluvial plain in its southeastern part (so called Dolnje Međimurje or 'Lower Međimurje') and the slopes of the Alpine foothills in its northwestern part (Gornje Međimurje – 'Upper Međimurje' – or sometimes Međimurske gorice, approx.
Zagreb
Zagreb (ˈzɑːɡrɛb zǎːɡreb) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above sea level. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, between a quarter and a third of the total population of Croatia, while at the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131.
Croatia
Croatia (kroʊˈeɪʃə, ; Hrvatska, xř̩ʋaːtskaː), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska, ), is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe. Its coast lies entirely on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, with twenty counties.