The Drava flows along the northern border of the county. There are three reservoirs on the river – Lake Ormož, 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.
TransportEdit
The highwayA4 (part of Pan-European Corridor Vb and European route E65) passes through the county, connecting the Hungarian border (in the north) with Zagreb (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 river, spanning from Maribor (Slovenia) to Osijek. Railways (not yet modernised) passing through the county lead to Zagreb in the south, Čakovec and Budapest (Hungary) in the north and Koprivnica in the east.
EconomyEdit
The economy of Varaždin County is focused on the manufacturing industry, particularly on the following industrial branches: 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.
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^ ab"Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Varaždin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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^"Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Varaždin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^. varazdinska-zupanija.hr (in Croatian). Varaždin County. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
External linksEdit
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For the historical county see Varazdin County former Varazdin County Croatian Varazdinska zupanija is a county in Hrvatsko Zagorje It is named after its county seat the city of Varazdin Varazdin County Varazdinska zupanijaCountyFlagCoat of armsVarazdin County within CroatiaCountryCroatiaCounty seatVarazdinGovernment ZupanAnđelko Stricak HDZ Assembly41 members SDP HNS HSS HSU HL 19 HDZ HSLS 13 NS R 7 ZZ 2 Area 1 Total1 262 km2 487 sq mi Population 2011 2 Total175 951 Density140 km2 360 sq mi Area code042ISO 3166 codeHR 05HDI 2019 0 834 3 very high 6thWebsitevarazdinska zupanija wbr hr Contents 1 Geography 2 Transport 3 Economy 4 Administrative division 5 Demographics 6 Acknowledgements 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography EditThe county contains the city of Varazdin the towns of Ivanec Ludbreg Lepoglava Novi Marof and Varazdinske Toplice as well as 22 municipalities It covers an area of 1 262 square kilometres 487 sq mi and had a population of 175 951 in the 2011 census Varazdin County borders Slovenia to the northwest Međimurje County to the north Krapina Zagorje County to the southwest Zagreb County to the south and Koprivnica Krizevci County to the southeast with a small portion of the latter separating it from Hungary The Drava flows along the northern border of the county There are three reservoirs on the river Lake Ormoz Lake Varazdin 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 Ivanscica also known as Ivancica and Kalnik Transport EditThe highway A4 part of Pan European Corridor Vb and European route E65 passes through the county connecting the Hungarian border in the north with Zagreb in the south and which has exits in Varazdin Varazdinske Toplice and Novi Marof In the longitudinal east west direction a magistral road passes along the Drava river spanning from Maribor Slovenia to Osijek Railways not yet modernised passing through the county lead to Zagreb in the south Cakovec and Budapest Hungary in the north and Koprivnica in the east Economy EditThe economy of Varazdin County is focused on the manufacturing industry particularly on the following industrial branches 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 EditVarazdin county is divided into City of Varazdin county seat Town of Ludbreg Town of Lepoglava Town of Ivanec Town of Novi Marof Town of Varazdinske Toplice Municipality of Bednja Municipality of Beretinec Municipality of Breznica Municipality of Breznicki Hum Municipality of Cestica Municipality of Donja Voca Municipality of Donji Martijanec Municipality of Gornji Kneginec Municipality of Jalzabet Municipality of Klenovnik Municipality of Ljubescica Municipality of Mali Bukovec Municipality of Marusevec Municipality of Petrijanec Municipality of Sracinec Municipality of Sveti Đurđ Municipality of Sveti Ilija Municipality of Trnovec Bartolovecki Municipality of Veliki Bukovec Municipality of Vidovec Municipality of Vinica Municipality of VisokoDemographics Edit nbsp Population pyramid of Varazdin County per 2011 Census Historical populations of Varazdin CountyYearPop 185787 960 186999 194 12 8 1880105 612 6 5 1890120 397 14 0 1900131 849 9 5 1910144 720 9 8 1921147 524 1 9 1931159 767 8 3 1948174 682 9 3 YearPop 1953177 352 1 5 1961179 905 1 4 1971184 380 2 5 1981187 495 1 7 1991187 853 0 2 2001184 769 1 6 2011175 951 4 8 2021160 264 8 9 Source Naselja i stanovnistvo Republike Hrvatske 1857 2001 Croatian Bureau of Statistics Zagreb 2005According to the 2011 census Varazdin County has a population of 175 951 2 Ethnic Croats make up a majority with 97 9 of the population 4 Varazdin County Population trends 1857 2021population879609919410561212039713184914472014752415976717468217735217990518438018749518785318476917595116026418571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021Sources Croatian Bureau of Statistics publicationsvAcknowledgements EditHonorary citizensZlatko Dalic 2018 5 See also EditRoman Catholic Diocese of VarazdinReferences EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Varazdin County news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ostroski Ljiljana ed December 2015 Statisticki ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015 PDF Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia in Croatian and English Vol 47 Zagreb Croatian Bureau of Statistics p 62 ISSN 1333 3305 Retrieved 27 December 2015 a b Population by Age and Sex by Settlements 2011 Census County of Varazdin Census of Population Households and Dwellings 2011 Zagreb Croatian Bureau of Statistics December 2012 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2021 07 19 Population by Ethnicity by Towns Municipalities 2011 Census County of Varazdin Census of Population Households and Dwellings 2011 Zagreb Croatian Bureau of Statistics December 2012 Zlatko Dalic pocasni građanin Varazdinske zupanije vijecnici i zupan uputili mu podrsku uoci polufinala varazdinska zupanija hr in Croatian Varazdin County 11 July 2018 Archived from the original on 14 July 2018 Retrieved 9 July 2023 External links EditOfficial website nbsp in Croatian nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varazdin County 46 19 16 N 16 13 52 E 46 321 N 16 231 E 46 321 16 231 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Varazdin County amp oldid 1168404737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
