Cirkovljan is a village

Village

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 in Međimurje County, Croatia

Croatia

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The village is administratively part of the wider area of the town of Prelog. It is located on the D20 state road, approximately halfway between Prelog and Draškovec

Draškovec

Draškovec is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia.The village is part of the wider area of Prelog and is located around 5 kilometres from the town. The county seat of Međimurje County, Čakovec, is located just over 20 kilometres from the village. Draškovec is connected with the village of...

. The centre of Čakovec

Cakovec

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, the county seat of Međimurje County, is located around 19 kilometres from the village. The population of Cirkovljan in the 2001 census was 819.

The village is mainly surrounded by agricultural fields

Field (agriculture)

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 and some forest

Forest

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s. There are also two gravel pit

Gravel pit

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s nearby, between Cirkovljan and Lake Dubrava

Lake Dubrava

Lake Dubrava is a reservoir on the Drava in northern Croatia. It is administratively divided between Međimurje County and Varaždin County, and is bordered by the municipalities of Prelog, Sveti Đurđ and Veliki Bukovec...

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