Welcome to Varaždin!
The Croatian Accordion Teachers Association (CATA) thanks the Zagreb Bank for their kind support of the 63rd Coupe Mondiale to be held in Varaždin from 19th - 25th of October, 2010.      www.zaba.hr
Welcome to the 63rd CIA Coupe Mondiale!
The Croatian Accordion Teachers Association (CATA) invites you to Varaždin, Croatia to participate in one of our seven categories of International Competition as follows:
  • 63rd Coupe Mondiale
  • Junior Coupe Mondiale
  • International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
  • Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
  • International Competition for Piano Accordion
  • International Competition for Ensemble Music
  • International Competition for Digital Accordion
  • Award for Best New Original Work (Classical)

    Additional Activities
  • 124th General Assembly of Delegates and Election of Officers for 2010-2014
  • World Accordion Orchestra IV
  • Gala Concerts

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Croatia in 2010!

Vjera Odak-Jembrih, President
Croatian Accordion Teachers Association (CATA)

E-mail: vjera.odak@mail.inet.hr
 

Welcome to Varaždin, Croatia!

Once serving as the Captial of Croatia, its sits on the right bank of the Drava river in north-western Croatia, 79 km northeast of Zagreb; elevation 173 m; population 42,952.

It serves as the economic and cultural centre of the Zagorje and Medimurje regions. Chief occupations include farming, viticulture and livestock breeding. Major manufactures are textiles (Varteks), artificial silk production (umbrellas), leather processing (footwear factory), food processing (fruit and vegetable canning, vegetable oil production), wood and timber, metallurgy (foundry, fittings factory), printing industry and tourism.

Travel to Varaždin from Zagreb Airport

 

Varazdin has several cultural institutions: the City Archives (with the documentation from the 13th to the 19th centuries), the Archives of the Cazma Chapter, faculties. It hosts the festival called the Varazdin Baroque Evenings (since 1971). Varazdin lies at the intersection of the main roads Varazdin - Slovenian border - Ptuj - Maribor (M3), Varazdin - Cakovec - Hungarian border - Nagykanizsa (M12), Varazdin - Koprivnica - Osijek (M3) and junction of the railroads Varazdin - Zagreb, Varazdin - Koprivnica, Varazdin - Cakovec - Hungarian border, i.e. Croatian-Slovenian border.

Varazdin is one of the most important tourist centres of the entire northern Croatia. The variety of cultural and historical offer in the city and its surroundings, as well as the beautiful countryside attract many visitors the whole year round. The urban heart of this Central European Baroque town, which is often compared with Vienna, is very well preserved. The old town fortification, the central part of the town, numerous museums, galleries and collections as well as the Varazdin cemetery, protected as a horticultural monument, represent the main tourist attractions. The central museum object of the Town Museum is situated in Stari Grad and distinguished by many exhibits related to the history of the Varazdin region from the pre-historic period up to the present day. The unique collection of more than ten thousand stuffed insects, gathered by Franjo Koscec Esq., accommodated in the Entomological Department in Herzer Palace, deserves a special mention.
Numerous cultural and entertainment events are also important. The most significant are the Varazdin Baroque Evenings - one of the greatest musical events in Croatia. Other important events are the International Festival of Wind Orchestras, the Days of the Book (in October), etc.

One of the landmarks of the town is the Varazdin guard, the so-called "purgari", dressed in their nice blue grenadier uniforms, who stand by the Town Hall during significant ceremonies.

The Drava river and Varazdin Lake represent a heaven for anglers, with pike-perch, pike, carp, etc. being the main catch. The cuisine of Varazdin is popular and renowned, and the "Varazdin klipici" (bakery product) are the most represented and simplest speciality of the town. Buckwheat porridge, turkey with "mlinci" (kind of pasta), "strukli" (cottage cheese strudel), "zlevka" (traditional folk cake), venison, and the exquisite Varazdin wine and the Varazdin beer, "Knaput", can satisfy even the most demanding taste.

Varazdin County Tourist Association: Ul. Stanka Vraza 4; City Tourist Association: Aleja kralja Zvornimira 1

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