page_title: Prelog, Croatia
section_title: Growth
hierarchical_section_title: Prelog, Croatia / History / Growth
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Dubrava, an artificial lake on the Drava River in northern Croatia - western part Hrvatski: Dubravsko jezero, umjetno jezero na rijeci Dravi u sjevernoj Hrvatskoj - zapadni dio
context_page_description: Prelog is a city in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia. The total population of the city is 7,815.
  The town of Prelog is located in the southern part of Međimurje County, on the shores of the Drava and Lake Dubrava, a reservoir on the river. The city of Čakovec is the capital of Međimurje County and it is located around 16 kilometres west from the town of Prelog. Prelog and Čakovec are connected with the D20 state road.
context_section_description: In 1716, however, the population started to grow. Shops were crowded with merchants, travellers and other busy people. The town became a centre for the distribution of rock salt for this part of the kingdom. There was also a silk plant, so-called filandra, which would eventually close in 1848.
  The beautiful baroque Church of St. James was built in 1761, in the heyday of the town. Towards the end of the 18th century, Prelog was the most developed municipality in the present-day Međimurje region. In 1786, it was significantly bigger than Čakovec. At the time, it had a population of 1,729, while the population of Čakovec was 1,048.
caption: Lake Dubrava near Prelog
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