Totovec
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Totovec is a village
in Međimurje County, Croatia
. It had a population of 529 in the 2001 census.
The village is located around 7 kilometres south of the centre of Čakovec
, the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County, and is administratively part of the city's wider area. It is also close to Lake Varaždin
, a reservoir
on the Drava
, and is connected with the village of Novo Selo na Dravi
.
A gravel pit
located in the village, called Totomore, is also a popular summer bathing and entertainment destination in Međimurje County.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Međimurje County, Croatia
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 ...
. It had a population of 529 in the 2001 census.
The village is located around 7 kilometres south of the centre of 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 and largest city of Međimurje County, and is administratively part of the city's wider area. It is also close to 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
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
on 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...
, and is connected with the village of Novo Selo na Dravi
Novo Selo na Dravi
Novo Selo na Dravi is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia.The village is located in the south-western part of Međimurje County, near Lake Varaždin, and is administratively part of the wider area of the county seat, Čakovec. It is located around 8 kilometres from the centre of the city...
.
A gravel pit
Gravel pit
Gravel pit is the term for an open cast working for extraction of gravel. Gravel pits often lie in river valleys where the water table is high, so they may fill naturally with water to form ponds or lakes. Old, abandoned gravel pits are normally used either as nature reserves, or as amenity areas...
located in the village, called Totomore, is also a popular summer bathing and entertainment destination in Međimurje County.