The Old Town of the Zrinskis is the landmark of Čakovec

Čakovec (pronounced Chako-vets) (46.38° N 16.43° E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=46.38_N_16.43_E_), alt. 164 m) is a city in northern Croatia and the seat of Međimurje county, a region located between the rivers Mura and Drava and well known for its vineyards, agriculture and hunting grounds. As of the 2001 census, the population of the city with its suburbs is 30,455, while it itself is populated by 15,790 inhabitants, and its population primarily consists of ethnic Croats and Roman Catholics, with the largest minorities being the Roma, Serbs and Slovenians. In Hungarian language, the town is called Csáktornya. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum, called zero level. ... Medjimurje (Međimurska županija, Muraköz in Hungarian) is a triangle-shaped county in the northernmost part of Croatia. ... Mura (German Mur) is a river in Central Europe, a subsidiary of the bigger Drava and subsequently Danube. ... Drave (German: Drau, Slovenian and Croatian: Drava, Hungarian: Dráva) is a river in southern Central Europe, flowing East from Alto Adige, Italy through Carinthia, Austria, and Slovenia (145 km) then southeast, forming most of the Croatian-Hungarian border before joining the Danube near Osijek. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (where theyre one of the constitutive nations). ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Roma people in Transylvania, 19th century The Roma people (pronounced rahma; singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom), along with the closely related Sinti people, are commonly known as Gypsies in English. ... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Hungarian language is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and in adjacent areas of Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Slovenia (all territories lost after World War I). ...

Communication

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History

In Roman times, as the geographer Strabo reported in the 1st century, this was the site of Aquama (wet town), at the time a marshland, a military post and legionnaire camp. Its name comes from the count Dimitrius Csaky, who with the beginning of the 13th century erected the timber fortification later named "Csak's tower". It was mentioned for the first time in 1328. The place appears in the official books in 1333. The period of more significant economic and cultural growth of Čakovec is considered to have started in 1547, when Nikola Šubić Zrinski of Siget became the owner of the area. At that time, the castle was lavishly decorated, surrounded by a park and sculptures of famous army leaders and monarchs. Duke Juraj Zrinski granted privileges to the inhabitants of the Čakovec fortress and its suburbs on May 29, 1579, which was the starting point for Čakovec to become a free market town. The date is celebrated as the City Day. 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Today

Čakovec is the economic, traffic, cultural and legislative center of Međimurje county. As an administrative center, Čakovec offers the Gymnasium, technical and construction high schools and the academy, Teacher's Training College. A gymnasium is a type of school of secondary education in parts of Europe. ...

The economy of the area is based on textiles (Čateks, Međimurska Trikotaža), footwear (Jelen), food processing (Čakovečki mlinovi, Vajda) and metal plants. Also important are printing and publishing activities of Zrinski, building materials, construction and plastics. Although modern in architecture, dynamic with a highly developed industry and a busy hub for communication, business, trade, education within and between the counties and countries, its old core has been beautifully preserved and renovated. There is a local museum of Međimurje in the castle, protecting 17,000 valuable items. Čakovec also has its library and theater, as well as hospital, several in the recent years built shopping centres and a sports and recreational center consisting of sports stadium, in 1999 opened bathing resort and sports hall, which was renovated in 2003 and was one of the venues of the 2003 Women's World Championship in handball. Especially during the summer, Čakovec is a host of several cultural events. Tradionally, there's an annual fair that takes place in the first days of August at the central square and since 2002 there's also an annual auto show that takes place in May at the premises of city's sports and recreational center. Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Venue is commonly the scene of an event or action (especially the place of a meeting). ... Team handball (also known as field handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An auto show or motor show is a public gathering of automobile manufacturers which includes demonstrations of current automobile models, new debuts, and concept cars. ... This article is about the month of May. ...

Notable Čaks

• Lidija Bajuk - musician, entertainer
• Lujo Bezeredi - sculptor
• Joža Horvat - adventurer, writer
• Robert Jarni - former soccer player
• Ladislav Kralj-Međimurec - artist
• Dražen Ladić - former soccer goalkeeper
• Ivan Novak - historian, politician
• Nikola Pavić - poet
• Ruža Pospiš-Baldani - opera singer
• Franjo Punčec - tennis player
• Josip Štolcer-Slavenski - composer
• Nikola Zrinski - soldier, poet, philosopher
• Petar Zrinski - soldier, politician
• Vinko Žganec - folklorist

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External links

• Čakovec (http://www.cakovec.hr/)
• Čakovec Online (http://www.cakoveconline.com/)
• The Tourist Community of Čakovec (http://www.tourism-cakovec.hr/)

Culture and entertainment

• The Čakovec Museum of Međimurje (http://www.mdc.hr/cakovec/)
• Centar za kulturu (http://www.czk-cakovec.hr/) - theater
• ŠAF (http://www.safcakovec.com/) - animated film workshop

Local newspaper

• Međimurje (http://www.medjimurje.com/)
• Međimurske novine (http://www.mnovine.hr/)

Sports and recreation

• Sports objects and bathing resort (http://www.ekom.hr/)
• Handball Club "Pipo IPC" (http://www.ipc.hr/rkpipoipc/pipoipc.asp)
• Soccer Club "Međimurje" (http://www.nk-medjimurje.hr/)
• Swimming Club "Čakovec" (http://www.pk-cakovec.hr/)
• Swimming Club "Međimurje" (http://www.pkmc.hr/)
• Tennis Club "Franjo Punčec" (http://www.ipc.hr/fpuncec/)