Goričan
Goričan | |
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  Goričan Location of Goričan in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 16°41′E / 46.383°N 16.683°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Međimurje |
| Municipality | Goričan |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Mario Moharić (SDP) |
| Area | |
| 21.7 km2 (8.4 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 21.7 km2 (8.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| 2,343 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,343 |
| • Urban density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40324 Goričan |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | gorican |
Goričan (Hungarian: Muracsány) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.
Goričan is the only village belonging to the municipality. Its population in the 2011 census was 2,823.[3] Of the entire population, 2,763 people identified themselves as Croats.[4]
Goričan is located in the eastern part of Međimurje County, near the Croatian-Hungarian border and the Mura. The nearby populated places include the villages of Donji Kraljevec (Hungarian: Murakirály) and Hodošan (Hungarian: Hodosány) in Međimurje County, as well as the town of Letenye in Hungary. The border checkpoint between Goričan and Letenye is located around 3 kilometres from the centre of the village. The border checkpoint is also the place where the Croatian A4 motorway becomes the Hungarian M7 motorway, or the other way around.
The nearby Stadium Milenium is a speedway stadium and hosts the Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia.[5]
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A bridge over the Trnava River
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A4 Highway near Goričan
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Location within Međimurje County
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Border crossing with Hungary
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Village entrance
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Motel
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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Goričan". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Međimurje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "DONJI KRALJEVEC CROATIA". FIM. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- The official website of the municipality (in Croatian)
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