Otok, Međimurje County
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Otok is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia
.
The village is located around 2 kilometres east of the town of Prelog, and is administratively part of its wider area (municipality
). The Drava
flows into Lake Dubrava
just outside the village. In the 2001 census, the village had a population of 339.
In a 1226 charter
, an estate named Otok was mentioned as being located near Prelog. The local chapel was built in 1926.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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The village is located around 2 kilometres east of the town of Prelog, and is administratively part of its wider area (municipality
Municipalities of Croatia
A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...
). The Drava
Drava
Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, 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...
flows into 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...
just outside the village. In the 2001 census, the village had a population of 339.
In a 1226 charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
, an estate named Otok was mentioned as being located near Prelog. The local chapel was built in 1926.