ÄŒakovec

Čakovec [ tʃǎkɔʋɛts ] ( German Csakathurn or Tschakathurn, Hungarian Csáktornya ) is a town in northern Croatia and is 164 m above sea level. d M. It is the largest city of Međimurje region. This is the area between the rivers Mura and Drava Kroat. Drava, which is known for its vineyards, agriculture and numerous hunting areas.

In the immediate neighborhood is Varaždin, the capital of the Croatian Zagorje, another important Croatian region (only 14 km southwest of Čakovec located ). Čakovec is the administrative center of the county Međimurje. After the referendum of 2011, the city has 27,104 inhabitants together with the suburbs, the city itself counts 15,147 inhabitants. The largest ethnic group represent Croats ( röm.kath. ) Dar. largest national minority are the Roma, Serbs and Slovenes.

Traffic

The first railway line was completed in 1860. She joined Budapest with the ports in Rijeka and Trieste. Čakovec is connected by a railway line with the places Mursko Središće and Lendava ( Slovenia) ( 1889). The road infrastructure is good. This includes the new A4, which connects the Hungarian-Croatian border crossing Goričan with the capital Zagreb, Karlovac and the Adriatic Sea.

History

At the time of the ancient Roman Empire was, according to Strabo, who reports in the 1st century AD, in what is now the town of Čakovec Aquama ( wet city), a military outpost and legionary camp.

The town's name stems from Count Demeter Csáky, the beginning of the 13th century built a lowland castle, which later became known as Csákys Tower ( kroat. Čakov toranj ). It was first mentioned in 1328. In official documents you will find the village since 1333.

A more significant economic and cultural growth of the city Čakovec began in 1547, when Nikola Zrinski Šubić (Hungarian Miklos Zrínyi ) of Siget the owner of that area was. At this time the Zrinski castle was richly decorated and surrounded by a park with sculptures of renowned generals and rulers. The general Juraj ( IV ) Zrinski granted on May 29, 1579 the residents of Čakovecer fortress and the surrounding settlements privileges, which meant the beginning of the transformation of the city Čakovec in a free city. This date is also the date of the annual town festival.

Until the 18th century, developed alongside the fortress, which today is located in the center of Čakovec, a settlement of wooden buildings. In 1738 the city was destroyed by an earthquake. 1741 was followed by a major fire. A renewed earthquake struck the city in 1880. Late 18th century the Counts Festetic be (approx Festetics ), where industry, trade and commerce developed to owners of the city which has been converted into a large possession of it. 1848 Viceroy Josip Jelacic Čakovec freed from Hungary and joined them in Croatia. 1893 first electric current was introduced into the city. From 1941 to 1945, the city was under Hungarian occupation. In 1945, she was liberated by the Soviet Red Army.

Today

Čakovec is the economic, traffic, cultural and administrative center of the county Međimurje. In Čakovec is a high school, a technical high school, a middle school for civil engineering as well as a higher school for teacher training.

The region's economy is based on the textile industry ( Čateks, Međimurska Trikotaža ), the footwear industry ( Jelen ), food manufacturing ( Vajda, Čakovečki Mlinovi ) and metal-processing operations. Also of importance is the out legislative activity of the company Zrinski.

Their old nuclear Even if Čakovec is a city of modern architecture, a dynamic city with a highly developed industry and is the center of communication, manufacturing, trade and education within and between counties, so is still retained and renewed wonderful. The local Museum of Međimurje within the fort is repository of 17,000 rare exhibits. Čakovec also has a library, a theater, hospital, numerous shopping centers which were built in recent years and a sports and recreation center, which includes the stadium, which opened in 1999 and renovated in 2003, bathroom and a sports hall. This hall served in the same year as one of the venues for the Women's World Handball Championship.

Especially in the summer Čakovec is venue of numerous cultural events. In the first days of August, in the middle of the city traditionally held a market. Since 2002, an annual auto show is regularly held on the grounds of the town's sports and recreation center in May.

Famous people of Čakovec

  • Lidija Bajuk - Musician
  • Lujo Bezeredi - Sculptor
  • Srecko Bogdan - former Croatian football player and football coach
  • Milan Branović - Tennis Player
  • Dragutin Feletar - historian, geographer and writer
  • Joža Horvat - adventurer and writer
  • Robert Jarni - former player of Croatian national football team
  • Ladislav Kralj - Međimurec - artist, watercolorist
  • Dražen Ladić - former goalkeeper of the Croatian national football team
  • Ivan Novak - historian and politician
  • Evelin Novak - opera singer
  • Nikola Pavić - poet
  • Fortunat Pintarić - Musicians
  • Ruza Pospiš - Baldani - opera singer
  • Franjo Punčec - former tennis player
  • Josip Stimec senior - World Chess Champion and wine
  • Josip Štolcer - Slavenski - Composer
  • Miljenko Turk - Opera singer
  • Filip Ude - Turner
  • Drago Vabec - former Croatian football player
  • Juraj ( IV ) Zrinski - soldier, politician and patron
  • Juraj (v. ) Zrinski - soldier and politician
  • Nikola Zrinski Šubić - soldier and politician
  • Nikola Zrinski - soldier, politician, poet and philosopher
  • Petar Zrinski - soldier, politician and poet
  • Vinko Žganec - Folklorist
  • Ivana Žnidarić - Miss Croatia 2006

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