Gornji Kuršanec is a village

Village

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 in Međimurje County, Croatia

Croatia

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. It is part of the municipality of Nedelišće

Nedelišce

Nedelišće is a village in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia, and the seat of the Municipality of Nedelišće, which also includes 10 other villages in the south-western part of Međimurje County....

 and had a population of 755 in the 2001 census.

The village is located close to the Drava River

Drava

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 and just over 3 kilometres from the centre of Varaždin

Varaždin

Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...

, the county seat of Varaždin County

Varaždin County

Varaždin County is a county in northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.-Geography:In addition to the city of Varaždin, the county includes the towns of Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Toplice, as well as 22 municipalities...

. The D3 state road

D3 (Croatia)

D3 is a state road in western parts of Croatia connecting Rijeka on the Adriatic coast to Zagreb, Karlovac and Varaždin, as well as to Goričan border crossing to Hungary...

 goes through the village, providing the main traffic connection between Varaždin and Čakovec

Cakovec

Čakovec is a city in northern Croatia, located around 90 kilometres north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, smallest and most densely populated Croatian county.-Population:...

, the county seat of Međimurje County. The railroad

Rail transport

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 between the two cities also goes through the village.

Also close to the village is Lake Varaždin

Lake Varaždin

Lake Varaždin is a reservoir on the Drava in northern Croatia. It is administratively divided between Međimurje County and Varaždin County, bordered by the municipalities of Varaždin, Trnovec Bartolovečki and Čakovec...

, a reservoir lake

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 on the Drava River. The area of the lake that is close to Gornji Kuršanec is a popular summer weekend destination for many people from the region, with many log cabin

Log cabin

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s built on the shores of both the lake and the river, which flows into it nearby.