Podturen

History

The parish of St. Martin in Podturen was first mentioned in 1334 in the first list of parishes in Međimurje. Podturen was mentioned in 1367 as the village Tornu. During the 15th century, it was mentioned as the fortress Turnišće. In September 1601, 24,000 soldiers gathered in the Turnišće fortress with the task of retaking the Kaniža fortress, which had been captured by the Ottomans a year earlier. In 1644, Count Petar Zrinski purchased the fortress and village of Podturen. During the reign of Juraj IV Zrinski (1566-1603), Protestantism developed in Međimurje and the catholic church in Podturen was converted into a Calvinist church.

In 1708, Podturen was destroyed by Rakoczy's troops during Rákóczi's War of Independence. In 1786, it had 116 houses, inhabited by 125 families, or 725 inhabitants, of which 387 were women. There were also 8 nobles, 7 craftsmen and merchants, and 50 serfs. Podturen received its Hungarian name Bottornya in 1900.

In August 2008, the mayors of Kerkaszentkiraly and Podturen signed an agreement on building a bridge over the Mura river as well as a 3 km road connecting the two towns.

Geography

The municipality of Podturen is located in the northern part of Međimurje County and covers an area of 31.23 km². The municipality borders Slovenia to the north and Hungary to the northeast. It also borders Dekanovec to the east, Belica to the south, Čakovec to the southwest, Vratišinec to the west and Mursko Središće to the northwest.

The area of the Podturen municipality is divided into two parts - the southern part, with arable agricultural land and the Dubrava forest between Sivica and Podturen, and part of the Mura River Protected Landscape which extends from the northwestern to the southeastern part of Podturen.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, the municipality had a population of 3,517 in the following settlements:

• Celine, population 316
• Ferketinec, population 157
• Miklavec, population 391
• Novakovec, population 694
• Podturen, population 1,323
• Sivica, population 636

Administration

The current mayor of Podturen is Perica Hajdarović (HDZ) and the Podturen Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.

References

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