Mursko Sredishce

Mursko Sredisce is the northernmost metropolis in Croatia and one of the oldest localities in Medimurje County. Mursko Sredisce is a city with a total populace of 6,307, and an area of 34 km2. It lies on the river Mura, the herbal line dividing Croatia from Slovenia. Nearby places are Cakovec, Sveti Martin na Muri, Lendava, and Podturen. Mursko Sredisce is first referred to in 1334 as Sancti Martini in Zredysche. Historian Ivan Kukuljevic-Sakcinski claimed that the web site changed into occupied by way of the Romans and became acknowledged beneath the name of Helicanum. If genuine, it'd had been a strategic factor on the road among Ptuj in Slovenia and Carnuntum at the river Danube, the post among trendy Vienna and Bratislava in Slovakia.

The present road became constructed in the 1st century. Other historians disagree, claiming that Helicanum might be state-of-the-art Sveti Martin na Muri or nearby Lendava. The city's citizens have always been related to their river. Since the 4th century BC, there have been reports of floating turbines powered via the river's move. The historical knowledge changed into later commonplace by means of Slavs, then by way of Magyars upon their arrival. Several many years ago, many of them have been scattered along the river banks. The last one within the city become still operating in the 1970s.