Medjimurje county

General data:
Area: 729 km²
Population: 118.426 (2001.g.)
City: 3
Municipality: 22
Its capital is Čakovec

Međimurje (Međimurska županija, Muraköz in Hungarian) is a triangle-shaped county in the northernmost part of Croatia. In the western part of the county, there are slopes of Alpine foothills, while toward the east it touches the flat Pannonian plains.

The county covers the plains between the rivers of Mura and Drava, (Mur and Drau in German), both of which occasionally flood and frequently change their paths. The Mura divides Croatia from Slovenia (Prekmurje) and also from another administrative entity, Varaždinska županija, just to the south.

There are spa s used for recreation in Vučkovec and around Sveti Martin na Muri. Also, there are mountaineering, fishing, bowling, radio, aero, and other clubs, including more than 200 of them for various sports activities. Hunting is attracting numerous hunters in low game and bird s, mostly from Italy.