page_title: Mursko Središće
section_title: Modern development
hierarchical_section_title: Mursko Središće / Modern development
caption_attribution_description: English: The Town of Mursko Središće, Medjimurje County, Croatia - centre Hrvatski: Grad Mursko Središće, Međimurska županija, Hrvatska - središte
context_page_description: Mursko Središće is the northernmost city in Croatia, located at 46.509°N 16.441°E and one of the oldest localities in Međimurje County.
  Mursko Središće is a city with a total population of 6,307, and an area of 34 km². It lies on the river Mura, the natural line dividing Croatia from Slovenia.
  Nearby places are Čakovec, Sveti Martin na Muri, Lendava, and Podturen.
context_section_description: With the beginning of the 20th century, development was faster thanks to the discovery of crude oil in nearby Selnica and Peklenica in 1856. At the time, oil was treated and used differently, with total production of 6900 t in 1918. In 1901, even for that level of extraction a pipeline was constructed between Mursko Središće and nearby Selnica, the first one in this part of Europe. 
  Till 1920 Muraszerdahely belonged to Hungary. It was the seat of Muraszerdahely District Zala County. Between 1941 and 1945 it was part of Hungary again.
  After World War I, coal was discovered in 1921, and the exploitation of this source of energy began soon after. The first coal mine was opened in 1926, with qualified and experienced workers brought from Slovenia. (There were other points of extraction in Peklenica (even earlier) and Lopatinec.) World War II ended the business started by Kraljić & Majhen Co., which was then nationalized and managed under the name of Međimurski ugljenokopi. In that period (1946–1972), coal extraction was significant, with total output of 4,593,961 t, in average 155,000 t each year.
  Low prices of gasoline forced the industry to be closed despite the significant reserves. New technology and approaches are needed to continue. Use of existing technology for coal extraction would not be profitable any more.
  The building of a railroad between Lendava and Čakovec in 1889 facilitated communication. There are two bridges crossing the river: the first was built for the railroad in 1889, while the second one, used in road transportation, was built in 1968.
caption: Town centre
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