Čakovec is a city located in northern part of
CroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a country in southeast Europe, at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is Zagreb...
and the second northernmost city of the country. Being located in the central part of the Međimurje County as well as being the largest of its three cities, Čakovec is also the
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
of this northernmost and smallest Croatian county, which is located between the rivers
MuraMura is a river in Central Europe, a tributary of the Drava and subsequently the Danube. The Mura's total length is 465 km, of which 295 km is in Austria, 98 km is in Slovenia and the rest forms the border between Croatia and Hungary...
and
DravaDrava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It begins in Toblach, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and Hungary, before...
and well known for its vineyards, agriculture and hunting grounds as well as for being the second most densely populated subnational entity in Croatia as of the 2001 census.
History
According to the geographer
StraboStrabo was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born in a wealthy family from Amaseia in Pontus , which had recently become part of the Roman Empire.. He studied under various geographers and philosophers; first in Nysa, later in Rome...
's reports in the 1st century, today's location of the city of Čakovec was the site of
Aquama (
wet town) in
RomanAncient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea, it became one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
times and at the time a marshland, a military post and a legionnaire camp.
The name
Čakovec comes from the surname of the
countA count is a nobleman in European countries; his wife is a countess. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The British equivalent is an earl...
Dimitrius Csáky. With the beginning of the 13th century he erected the timber fortification which was later named Csák's tower . It was mentioned for the first time in 1328 and the place appeared in the official books in 1333. From 1350 to 1397, it was in the possession of the
LackovićThe Laczkovich family is a noble family from Hungary and Croatia, which ruled Transylvania in the 14th century. The Laczkovich were the wealthiest family in 14th century Hungary, owning much of what is today Northern Croatia, Eastern Slovenia, and Western Hungary...
family. The period of more significant economic and cultural growth of Čakovec is considered to have started in 1547, when
Nikola Šubić ZrinskiNikola Šubić Zrinski or Miklós Zrínyi , was a Croatian general in service of Habsburg Monarchy, ban of Croatia , and member of the Zrinski noble family.-Biography:...
of
SzigetvárSzigetvár is a town in Baranya County in southern Hungary.-History:The town's fortress was the setting of the Battle of Szigetvár in 1566....
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.
DukeA duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy. The title comes from the Latin Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Roman authors...
Juraj IV. Zrinski granted privileges to the inhabitants of the Čakovec fortress and its suburbs on May 29, 1579. This was the starting point for Čakovec to become a free market town and the date is celebrated today as "City Day". The
castleČakovec Castle or Zrinski Castle is a castle in Čakovec, northern Croatia.The castle is now located in the Zrinski Park, not far from the city's central square...
which was owned by the
ZrinskiThe Zrinski family, known also as Zrínyi in Hungarian, was a Croatian noble family, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia and Hungary and in the later Austro-Hungarian Empire...
family between the 16th and the 18th century is known today as the "Old Town of the Zrinskis" and considered as the landmark of the city. It is located in the
Zrinski Park- Zrinski Park :Zrinski Park is situated in the downtown of the City of Čakovec, northern Croatia.The park had been a part of the city fortification since the 13th century. The castle, that is located in the centre of the Park, was owned by the Zrinski family between the 16th and the 18th century...
only a few steps from the downtown and the central square respectively.
In 1738 the city was devastated by an earthquake, in 1741 by a fire and another earthquake hit it in 1880. At the end of the 18th century, the owners of the town became the counts Feštetić and it was turned into a big estate where industry, crafts and trade developed. In 1848 the
banBan is a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler"...
Josip JelačićCount Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...
liberated Čakovec from the Hungarians and joined it to Croatia. The first railroad track was built here in 1860 and helped to connect
BudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe. In 2009, Budapest had 1,712,210 inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s...
with the ports
RijekaRijeka is the city and the principal seaport of Croatia, located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea. It has 144,043 inhabitants . The majority of its citizens, 80.39% , are Croats...
and
TriesteTrieste is a city and seaport in north eastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south, east and north of the city...
. The town was connected by railroad with
Mursko Središće
Mursko Središće is the northernmost city in Croatia, located at and one of the oldest localities in Međimurje county.Mursko Središće has a population of 6,548 , while the surroundings cover an area of 34 km² and has a total of 7,200 residents...
and
LendavaLendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...
in 1889 and in 1893 electrical power was introduced. Čakovec was the seat of a district in
Zala countyZala was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is currently in south-western Hungary, northern Croatia and eastern Slovenia...
of the
Kingdom of HungaryThe Kingdom of Hungary , emerged in 1000, when the Principality of Hungary, founded in 896, was recognized as a Kingdom. The form of government was changed from Monarchy to Republic briefly in 1918 and again in 1946, ending the Kingdom and creating the Republic of Hungary...
until 1918.
Recent years
In late 1990s and throughout the 2000s several modern buildings were built and opened to the public. In 1999 a brand new bathing resort including four indoor
swimming poolA swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest and deepest is the Olympic size...
s and a
jacuzziJacuzzi is a company that produces whirlpool bathtubs and spas. Its first product was a bath with massaging jets. The trademarked Jacuzzi name is commonly used to refer to any bath with water jets, and can thus be considered a genericized trademark...
was opened as a part of the city's center for sports and recreation. In 2003 a renovated sports hall, originally built in the 1970s and belonging to the constructional high school, was also opened as a part of the center for sports and recreation and hosted several group matches of the
2003 World Women's Handball ChampionshipThe 2003 World Women's Handball Championship, the 16th handball world championship for women, was played in Croatia between 2 and 14 December 2003.- Qualification :The following nations were qualified:- Preliminary Round :- Group A :...
. Beginning in late 1990s and early 2000s several large shopping centers and automobile showrooms emerged in the city, mostly in its northwestern part.
Economy
The city of Čakovec has highly developed
industryAn industry is the manufacturing of a good or service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw...
and it is the focal point for
communication Communication is a process of transferring information from one entity to another. Communication processes are sign-mediated interactions between at least two agents which share a repertoire of signs and semiotic rules. Communication is commonly defined as "the imparting or interchange of...
,
businessA business is a legally recognized organization designed to provide goods and/or services to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, most being privately owned and formed to earn profit that will increase the wealth of its owners and grow the business itself...
,
tradeTrade is the voluntary exchange of goods, services, or both. Trade is also called commerce or transaction. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. Later one side of the barter were the metals, precious...
and
educationEducation in its broadest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual...
in the Međimurje County. The economy of the city is based on textiles, footwear,
food processingFood processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by humans or animals either in the home or by the food processing industry...
and
metalA metal is a chemical element that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat, forms cations and ionic bonds with non-metals. In chemistry, a metal is an element, compound, or alloy characterized by high electrical conductivity. In a metal, atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions...
plants. The Čakovec-based company TIZ
ZrinskiThe Zrinski family, known also as Zrínyi in Hungarian, was a Croatian noble family, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia and Hungary and in the later Austro-Hungarian Empire...
is the largest printing and publishing company in the county as well as one of the major such companies in northern Croatia and many books sold in the country are printed in this factory. The city is also a base for some companies engaged in building materials, construction and plastics. Some of the largest companies based in the city include the
textileA textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands...
and clothing manufacturers Čateks and Međimurska Trikotaža Čakovec (MTČ) as well as the footwear manufacturer Jelen, while the companies Čakovečki mlinovi (bakery) and Vajda (meat products) are major fresh food suppliers in the city.
This one of the most developed region in all Croatia. People are very friendly and openhearted!
Education
The city of Čakovec currently has three elementary schools and several secondary schools including a
GymnasiumA gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools...
and high schools that offer education for jobs in technology, crafts, economy and
constructionIn the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of multitasking...
. The Teacher's Training College is the only institution for higher education in the city. The city is also known for its school of animated film ŠAF , which is also a host of an international animated film workshop in the summer.
Demographics
As of the 2001 census, the city of Čakovec had a population of 15,790 within its limits, which is a slight decrease from 1991 census in which it was populated by 15,999 people. With its surrounding suburbs included it had a population of 30,455 as of 2001 census. The city's present day population primarily consists of ethnic
CroatsCroats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 5 million Croats living in the southern Central Europe region, along the east bank of the Adriatic Sea and an estimated 9 million throughout the world...
at 93%, with the largest minority being Roma at 3.6% of the municipality. Other ethnic groups are
SerbsSerbs are a South Slavic people living in the Central Europe and the Balkans , between the Balkan- and Carpathian mountains in the east and the Adriatic sea in the west. They are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia...
, Hungarians, Slovenes and
AlbaniansAlbanians are a people from southeast Europe who live in Albania and neighboring countries. They speak the Albanian language. About half of them live in Albania, with other large groups residing in Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro...
.
Sights, facilities and events
Most of the historical buildings in the city of Čakovec are located in its center or nearby
parkA park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment. It may consist of, rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas....
. The city's old core has been beautifully preserved and renovated. In the Zrinski castle there is a local
museumA museum is a building or institution which houses a collection of artifacts.Museums collect and care for objects of scientific, artistic, or historical importance and make them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary...
protecting 17,000 valuable items. Another noteworthy building in the city is a
palaceA palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome...
built in the
Vienna SecessionThe Vienna Secession was formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna Künstlerhaus.This movement included painters, sculptors, and architects...
style located at the central square as well as the Saint Nicholas' Church , which is located in the downtown about 100 meters from the central square. At the central square there is also the Zrinski monument. The Southern Čakovec is a relatively new neighborhood and therefore it mostly has modern houses and buildings including the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua and a new elementary school with a sports hall and outdoor
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
and
handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass and bounce a ball to throw it into the goal of the opposing team...
grounds and a running track.
At the central square there is also a
libraryA library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housed; it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. It can mean the collection,...
, a theater,
cinemaFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
, a large
shopping centerA shopping mall, shopping centre or shopping center is a building or multiple buildings consisting of a complex of shops representing leading merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a convenient parking area – a modern,...
and a few confectioner's shops and restaurants. Other business objects in the downtown are mostly
boutiqueA boutique, from the French word for "shop," is a small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items such as clothing and jewellery....
s, bookshops, electronics stores and financial companies. A
hospitalA hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
and the central bus station are located only a few steps from the downtown. The largest
hotelA hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
in the city is located across the park about 300-400 meters from the central square, but there's also a smaller one only a few steps away from the downtown.
From the cultural events several concerts and theatrical shows are held more than once a week. At the central square there is a theater
buildingIn architecture, construction, engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following:# Any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy, or...
called
Centar za kulturu (
Cultural center) and projections of the new cinema movies are almost daily part of its program. The center also hosts theatrical shows Thursdays as a part of the show called
Čakovec četvrtkom (
Čakovec Thursdays), which became sort of a cultural trademark of the city. Several
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s also take place in the building through the
yearA year is the amount of time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun...
. Throughout the summer, the central square hosts several cultural events and open air theatrical shows are also held in the
atriumIn modern architecture, an atrium is a large open space, often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows, often situated within an office building and usually located immediately beyond the main entrance doors...
of the Zrinski castle. In late July and early August there's a large traditional fair at the central square and other streets in the downtown. Since 2002 the city also has its own annual outdoor
auto showAn auto show, or motorshow, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. It is commonly attended by automobile manufacturers. Most auto shows occur once or twice a year...
that takes place in May around the bathing resort at the premises of the city's center for sports and recreation. There's also an entertaining program and
fireworksA firework is a low explosive pyrotechnic device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
at the central square every year during the celebration of the
New YearThe New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations...
.
Transportation
The city of Čakovec is easily accessible by a road or a railroad track. The road infrastructure is good and includes a new expressway connecting the Hungary border-crossing point in
GoričanGoričan is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia. There are 3,148 inhabitants, absolute majority who are Croats .Goričan is located on the border with Hungary, across Letenye, and it is the endpoint of Autocesta A4....
with
ZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of Croatia, and a global city. According to the city government, the population of Zagreb in 2008 was 804,200...
,
KarlovacKarlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the whole municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
and the coast of the
Adriatic SeaThe Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea...
. The city is connected to local municipalities with an efficient public transportation system and itself it has two train stations and a central bus station which also has a taxi service available and is located near to the central square. In the nearby village of Pribislavec there's also a small sports airport organizing an annual aeromeeting as well as panoramic flights over the city and county in the summer. The airport is located approximately three kilometers east from the downtown.
City districts
The city districts
| No. |
District |
| 1. |
Centar |
| 2. |
Jug |
| 3. |
Martane |
| 4. |
Buzovec |
| 5. |
Sajmište |
| 6. |
Globetka |
| 7. |
Špice |
Sports
The sports-related activities in the city of Čakovec are mostly centered in its northwestern part, where the center for sports and recreation is located. The center includes a
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
and
athleticsTrack and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
stadium with 7,000 places, an indoor hall mostly used for handball, basketball and
volleyball Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules...
matches and a bathing resort, where several swimming schools are organized throughout the year.
Sports clubs
- KK Željezničar Čakovechttp://webograd.tportal.hr/kk_zeljeznicar_ck - ninepin bowling club
- KK Vajda, a basketball club
- NK Čakovec
NK Čakovec is a Croatian football club based in Čakovec, in the northern part of the country. They are currently playing in the fourth tier of Croatian football....
, a football club in the Croatian Third League
- NK Međimurje, a football club in the Croatian First League
- RK Perutnina Pipo IPC, a handball club in the Croatian First League of Handball
The Croatian First League of Handball is the top handball league in Croatia.Sixteen teams currently comprise the league.The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav leagues...
, also played some matches at the international level
- TK Franjo Punčec, a tennis
Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....
club
Twin towns
Čakovec is currently
twinnedSister cities, also known as town twinning, is an agreement between towns, cities and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties...
with these three cities:
NagykanizsaNagykanizsa is a medium-sized city Zala County in southwestern Hungary. It is also known in Hungarian as Kanizsa.It lies not far from Lake Balaton at the meeting point of five routes. For centuries the town has been a connecting link...
,
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Płońsk,
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,
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VelenjeVelenje is a municipality with 33.331 inhabitants in the northeast of Slovenia. Stari Velenje is mentioned for the first time 1264 and 1374 as small market town and was a center of handicraft and trade. Due to lignite mining, the city expanded especially after World War II...
,
SloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north...
Notable people
This list contains some of the notable people who were either born in Čakovec, lived in the city for a longer time or were in some significant way related to it.
- Lidija Bajuk
Lidija Bajuk is a Croatian singer-songwriter and poet. She performs traditional Croatian folk songs, mostly from her native region of Međimurje, and writes songs inspired by traditional folk music...
, musician
- Lujo Bezeredi
Lujo Bezeredi was a Croatian-Hungarian sculptor and painter.He was born in Nova, Hungary, but after the death of his parents he moved to Čakovec, Croatia, where he completed his schooling at the public school and teacher's training school. He later studied at the College of Education in Budapest...
, sculptor and painter
- Srećko Bogdan
Srećko Bogdan is a retired Croatian footballer who played a defender.He started his career in his home town with Rudar Mursko Središće, where he spent three years before moving to MTČ Čakovec and starting his senior career in 1973...
, football player/manager
- Joža Horvat, adventurer and writer
- Robert Jarni
Robert Jarni is a Croatian former footballer who played left winger or wingback.He was a regular in the Croatian national team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s...
, football player/manager
- Ladislav Kralj-Međimurec, artist
- Dražen Ladić
Dražen Ladić is a former Croatian football goalkeeper and the current head coach of the Croatian national under-21 team.-Club:...
, football goalkeeper
- Ivana Lisjak
Ivana Lisjak is a female tennis player from Croatia. Her current WTA ranking is No.159 . She began playing tennis at the age of three when her sister introduced her to the sport at their tennis club....
, tennis player
- Ivan Novak, historian and politician
- Nikola Pavić, poet
- Fortunat Pintarić, franciscan
The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic religious orders, also known as the Orders of Friars Minor, that follow a body of regulations known as "The rule of St. Francis", or a member of one of these orders. As well as Roman Catholic there are also small Old Catholic and...
monk, musician
- Franjo Punčec
Franjo Punčec was a Croatian tennis player. He played for the Yugoslavia's team at the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, and later the Davis Cup, from 1933 to 1946...
, tennis player
- Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social thinker, architect and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...
, philosopher
- Josip Štolcer-Slavenski
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski was a Yugoslav composer of Croatian descent and professor at the Music Academy in Belgrade.-Early life:...
, composer
- Filip Ude
Filip Ude is a Croatian gymnast.On 9 August 2008 he qualified in 3rd place for the Olympic final of the men's pommel horse at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and on 17 August he won a silver medal in the finals....
, gymnast
- Nikola Zrinski
Nikola VII Zrinski was a Croatian warrior, statesman and poet, celebrated in Croatia and Hungary as national hero, a member of the Zrinski noble family, very powerful and influential in...
, soldier, poet and philosopherPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing these questions by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on reasoned...
- Petar Zrinski
Petar Zrinski , was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near Zagreb,...
, soldier and politician
- Vinko Žganec
Vinko Žganec is a well-known Croatian ethnomusicologist. He was born in Vratišinec in Međimurje....
, folklorist
- Ljuboslav Kuntarić, musician
External links
Official site Čakovec Online - news, guide and events in the city
The Tourist Community of the City of Čakovec The Čakovec Museum of Međimurje ŠAF - school of animated film