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Croatia

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Croatia

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General information

  • Language: Croatian
  • Independence: 1991
  • Membership of EU: since July 2013
  • Area: 56,594 km2
  • Population: 4 171 000
  • Capital: Zagreb
  • Religion: over 80% Roman Catholic

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Croatia

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Varaždin

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Bridge between regions:

Important strategic position

  • located in the North of Croatia on the southern bank of the River Drava

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Varaždin

  • 80km from Zagreb
  • close to the borders with Hungary, Austria and Slovenia
  • 46 946 inhabitants
  • Cultural, educational, economic, sports and tourist centre of Northwestern Croatia.

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Varaždin – historical core

There is no other city in Croatia or the neighbouring countries that can claim such a variety of architecture and lifestyles through the history, with Baroque being its main stylistic feature, with the oldest City Hall in Central Europe and the fact that it used to be the capital of Croatia.

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'Little Vienna'

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Varaždin

  • Strong manufacturing industries: dairy, beverages production, meat processing, clothing and textile, foundry and metal manufacturing, leather products and numerous other industries

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Varaždin

  • Excellent education system
  • Schools
    • 7 primary schools
    • 11 secondary schools
  • 1 university
  • 3 faculties (IT & Economics, Geotechnical Engineering, Textile Technology)
  • Two student centres

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The city of Varaždin

- Dates back to 1118 AD

- Castle from middle ages – „The Old Town”

- Town Hall – oldest in Central Europe

- Palaces, churches, cathedral, theatre, cemetery

- Tradition of crafts – from middle ages

- Musical tradition – especially classical music

- Various festivals, manifestations, competitions ...

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Galleries and collections

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Little attractions

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The City of Varaždin

  • Leader in continental tourism of Croatia
  • Has won several awards on the national level as the cleanest, the best organised and most developed city in continental Croatia
  • Title: „The city of Baroque, music and flowers”

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Little attractions

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�Festivals and manifestations�

- Summer in Varaždin

- Špancirfest - festival of street walkers and good emotions,

- Varaždin Baroque Evenings – world renowned baroque music festival,

- The Grand Ball of Varaždin

  • New Year’s race
  • Hunting and Fishing Days
  • Classical Jazz festival
  • Annual Flower Show
  • Trash Film Festival
  • Animated Film Festival …

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ŠPANCIRFEST� www.spancirfest.com

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ŠPANCIRFEST� www.spancirfest.com

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Private Varaždin Grammar School