The municipality Sveti Martin na Muri is the most northern municipality in Croatia (Žabnik: 46°33' N and 16°22' E) and it is situated in the province of Međimurje . The history of Medimurje shows that the destiny of that small piece of land, between the rivers Mura and Drava, not always obliging was.

Even though Medimurje used to be under several occupations, under the influences of Austrian and Hungarian rulers, Medimurje kept it's national spirit formed by the traditional Croatian culture.

One of the greatest Croatian poets, Ivan Goran Kovacic, said once: "There exist songs in Croatia from Medimurje, which are simply the best , most original and most beautiful products of that kind worldwide".

The beauty of the nature, the zealous, unobtrusive, honest and hospitable people have contributed to, that Medimurje has been called now "HORTUS CROATIAE", the flowergarden of Croatia.

Sveti Martin na Muri has been ever called Pomorje, later on Sveti Martin and the Hungarian rulers called this village Muraszentmárton. The Sveti (saint) has been forbidden by the communist regime in the former Yugoslavia.

After the fall of communism in 1990, Croatia became independent and the municipality got back the abbreviation Sveti.

Archaeological discoveries showed, that in the near of local church, a military barrack -from Roman period- was settled. That means that Sveti Martin na Muri was located on the border between Dalmatia and Illiricum-Roman Kingdom of that time. The strategic road passed from Ptuj (Petovium - Slovenia) via Sveti Martin na Muri to Szomathely in Hungary.

The church of Sveti Martin na Muri dates from 1467-1468 (you can see that on the beans in the church), which are written down with Arabic numbers. The church has been built in a gothic style. This fact shows that the church is the oldest monument in Croatia. The parish has been mentioned for the first time in 1334, under the name "Sancti Martini".

This name has been still used nowadays in the ecclesiastical scripts.

The municipality Sveti Martin na Muri has an area of 2 525 aha. The municipality consists of 13 villages and Sveti Martin na Muri is the center of the municipality. All villages belong to the parish of Sveti Martin na Muri. The village Hlapicina belongs to this parish also, even though it belongs to the municipality Mursko Sredisce.

The territory of the municipality is located partly on a hilly area and partly on a flat area of Medimurje. According to many touristic experts, this area is the most beautiful area in the province of Medimurje.

In the North you have a river Mura, with it's beautiful banks, and in the South you can see hills, which invite you to take a walk along many winehouses and vineyards. There you will always find the mirth of the people, with whom you may always sing a song.