ZAGREB, April 15, 2019 - The town of Čakovec, about 100 kilometres north of Zagreb, will carry the title of "European City of Sport" in 2020 which is awarded by the ACES Europe non-profit association, Cakovec mayor Stjepan Kovač said earlier this week.

Kovač added that the award is recognition of the city's hard work over the years in the field of sports but also motivation to introduce new activities in an effort to raise sports to a higher level.

Kovač said the track will soon be refurbished and artificial grass laid on a football field. He also announced plans to build outdoor swimming pools and new tennis grounds, saying that he believes Čakovec will justify its title of European City of Sports.

He added that the town's candidacy for the award focused on it being a city of sports for all age groups and sexes, and said that special facilities exist for the disabled and particular attention is dedicated to children and youth.

He said that special events will be held throughout 2020 in the entire area of Čakovec and that in that regard a special task force has been established to plan an activities calendar.

Čakovec was given the Europe City of Sport award in the category for cities with 25,000 to 500,000 inhabitants.

Sisak is the only other Croatian town to have been awarded in that category and was awarded and European City of Sports 2019.

More news about Čakovec can be found in the Lifestyle section.

ZAGREB, January 5, 2019 - The northern Croatian county of Međimurje is holding commemorative events this week to mark the 100th anniversary of region's secession from Hungary and its reintegration into Croatia.

On 9 January 1919, an assembly of local deputies decided to secede Međimurje from Hungary and the decision was made in the presence of 10,000 people who gathered in the Franciscan Square in Čakovec on that occasion. The region joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes which was later called Yugoslavia. Upon the adoption of the resolution on secession, the Croatian language was introduced in schools and the public life in the area mainly populated by Croats.

On the centenary of Međimurje's reintegration into Croatia, exhibitions, concerts and other cultural events are being held in the county seat of Čakovec.

More news on the northernmost county in Croatia, located on the border with Hungary, can be found in our Lifestyle section.

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ZAGREB, May 5, 2018 - During her visit to Čakovec in Međimurje County on Friday, President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović met with county prefect Matija Posavec and other country officials for talks on tax policies, which, she underscored, should contribute to workers' dignity and the absorption of EU funds.

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