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Čakovec - Today

Čakovec is the economic, traffic, cultural and legislative center of Međimurje county. As an administrative center, Čakovec offers the Gymnasium, technical and construction high schools and the academy, Teacher's Training College.

The economy of the area is based on textiles (Čateks, Međimurska Trikotaža), footwear (Jelen), food processing (Čakovečki mlinovi, Vajda) and metal plants. Also important are printing and publishing activities of Zrinski, building materials, construction and plastics. Although modern in architecture, dynamic with a highly developed industry and a busy hub for communication, business, trade, education within and between the counties and countries, its old core has been beautifully preserved and renovated. There is a local museum of Međimurje in the castle, protecting 17,000 valuable items. Čakovec also has its library and theater, as well as hospital, several in the recent years built shopping centres and a sports and recreational center consisting of sports stadium, in 1999 opened bathing resort and sports hall, which was renovated in 2003 and was one of the venues of the 2003 Women's World Championship in handball. Especially during the summer, Čakovec is a host of several cultural events. Tradionally, there's an annual fair that takes place in the first days of August at the central square and since 2002 there's also an annual auto show that takes place in May at the premises of city's sports and recreational center.

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