Kotoriba

Kotoriba
Kotoriba
Municipality
	Location within Međimurje County
	Kotoriba Location of Kotoriba in Croatia
	Coordinates: 46°22′N 16°49′E / 46.367°N 16.817°E
Country	Croatia
County	Međimurje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Ljubomir Grgec (SDP)
Area
• Municipality	26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
• Urban	26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Municipality	2,938
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Urban	2,938
• Urban density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	40329 Kotoriba
Website	kotoriba.hr

Kotoriba (Hungarian: Kotor, earlier Kottori) is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia.

It is located in the southeastern part of the county, near the Mura River and border with Hungary, approximately 36 kilometres southeast of Čakovec and 20 kilometres east of Prelog, the largest and second-largest cities of Međimurje County, respectively. It is connected with Čakovec by both road and railroad.

Kotoriba is the only village in the municipality. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,224.

Kotoriba is known for being the site of the oldest railway station in present-day Croatia. The opening ceremony was held on 24 April 1860.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ http://www.kotoriba.hr/prvapruga.html Archived 2009-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)

External links[edit]

Website of the municipality (in Croatian)

46°21′N 16°49′E / 46.350°N 16.817°E / 46.350; 16.817

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[1] Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.

[Census_2021-2] "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.

[3] ttp://www.kotoriba.hr/prvapruga.html Archived 2009-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)

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v t e Subdivisions of Međimurje County
Towns	Čakovec (seat) Mursko Središće Prelog	Coat of arms of Međimurje County
Municipalities	Belica Dekanovec Domašinec Donja Dubrava Donji Kraljevec Donji Vidovec Goričan Gornji Mihaljevec Kotoriba Mala Subotica Nedelišće Orehovica Podturen Pribislavec Selnica Strahoninec Sveta Marija Sveti Juraj na Bregu Sveti Martin na Muri Šenkovec Štrigova Vratišinec	Coat of arms of Međimurje County

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