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 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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