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Exploring the Northern Counties

This is an area of good, fertile agricultural land and the lush
countryside produces an abundance of maize, tobacco and
sunflowers. The hillsides are covered in vineyards as far as
the eye can see and yield wines, good whites in particular,
which can be bought along the Wine Road, from wineries
or in the village shops. Despite these attractions, the
region does not see a great deal of international tourism.
This is particularly true of Međimurje, the valley crossed by
the River Mura, granted to Croatia after World War I. Part of
the population here is of Hungarian origin and the people
have preserved their Hungarian customs and traditions.
A side chapel of St Mary of the Snows,
Marija Bistrica
Mursko
Središče
Podturen
ŠTRIGOVA Domašinec
Maribor
MEĐIMURSKA Nagykanizsa
ČAKOVEC
Goričan
Mala Kotoriba
VINICA Subotica Donja
Dubrava
VARAŽDIN
Maribor
Kneginec
The castle in Veliki Tabor TRAKOŠĆAN VARAŽDINSKA Vrbanovec LUDBREG Drava
Ivanec
VARAŽDINSKE
LEPOGLAVA TOPLICE Peteranec
PREGRADA Podrute KOPRIVNICA
VELIKI KRAPINA Ivanšči ca Apatovec Hlebine
Novi
TABOR KRAPINSKO- Mihovljan Marof Reka Koprivnički Bregi
Miljana ZAGORSKA Zlatar BELEC Vukovec Sokolovac
Krapinske TOUR OF THE THERMAL SPA S KOPRIVNIČKO - KRIŽEVAČKA
KUMROVEC Toplice Carevdar Novigrad-
KLANJEC BEDEKOVČINA Konjćina Podravski ĐURÐEVAC
Zabok Krapina KRIŽEVCI
MARIJA BISTRICA Hampovica
0 kilometres 15 Oroslavje
0 miles 15 Sveti Ivan Vel. Raven
Stubičke Toplice Zelina Sv. Ivan
Medved ni c a Kašina BJELOVAR
Jakovlje Žabno Predavac Virovitica
Zaprešić Vrbovec
Zagreb Zagreb

Sights at a Glance
1 Varaždin pp206–7 0 Kumrovec p Bjelovar
2 Čakovec q Klanjec a Križevci
3 Štrigova w Bedekovčina
4 Vinica e Marija Bistrica Tour
5 Lepoglava t Belec r Tour of the Thermal Spas
6 Trakošćan y Varaždinske Toplice pp216–17
7 Krapina u Ludbreg
8 Pregrada i Koprivnica
9 Veliki Tabor o Ðurđevac
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p231 and pp248–9

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