Goričan
Goričan (Hungarian: Muracsány) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.
Goričan | |
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Municipality | |
Village entrance | |
Goričan Location of Goričan in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 16°41′E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Međimurje |
| Municipality | Goričan |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Mario Moharić (SDP) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 21.7 km2 (8.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 21.7 km2 (8.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality | 2,343 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,343 |
| • Urban density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40324 Goričan |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | gorican |
Goričan is the only village belonging to the municipality. Its population in the 2011 census was 2,823. Of the entire population, 2,763 people identified themselves as Croats.
Goričan is located in the eastern part of Međimurje County, near the Croatian-Hungarian border and the Mura. The nearby populated places include the villages of Donji Kraljevec (Hungarian: Murakirály) and Hodošan (Hungarian: Hodosány) in Međimurje County, as well as the town of Letenye in Hungary. The border checkpoint between Goričan and Letenye is located around 3 kilometres from the centre of the village. The border checkpoint is also the place where the Croatian A4 motorway becomes the Hungarian M7 motorway, or the other way around.
The nearby Stadium Milenium is a speedway stadium and hosts the Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia.
- A bridge over the Trnava River
- A4 Highway near Goričan
- Location within Međimurje County
- Border crossing with Hungary
- Shops in Goričan
- Motel