Preliminary communication
Euroregional Organisations of Zala County in the Croatian-Hungarian-Slovenian Cross Border Cooperation
Lóránt Bali
; University of Pecs, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Geography, Pecs, Hungary
Abstract
In our days the euroregional cooperation has become more and more important. It is particularly true in the case of Zala County which is unique in the terms of Croatian-Hungarian cross border relations. It is located on the Slovenian-Croatian-Hungarian triple border. Until 1918 the Lendava, the Prelog and the Čakovec district was part of it as well. Apparently, with the effective utilisation of EU support sources, those conditions to cease the disadvantages of the Trianon borders were initiated. The Mura-Drava, the Drava-Mura and the Murania and Dél-Zala Murahíd/South Zala Mur Bridge euroregional associations can significantly promote the deepening of cooperation. The bases for cooperation should be provided by the cities having the requested innovation potential. This process can be promoted the most by infrastructural developments and especially transport developments. The motorway network is of sufficient consistence but the roads on the lower hierarchy should be developed. The similar situation is experienced concerning railway. It would be worth considering to launch a Nagykanizsa-Murakeresztúr-Čakovec-Lendava-Lenti-Zalaegerszeg-Nagykanizsa euroregional railway line which could only be visualised by the creation of the missing sections of the tracks and the development of the existing ones.
Keywords
Euroregional cooperation; transport development; the role of towns in regional development
Hrčak ID:
77935
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Publication date:
1.12.2008.
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