Međimurje Gold Rush
Green Međimurje was once the place where gold was being found in the rivers Drava and Mura. People who lived on its shores often went for gold rush in time of year when agriculture was not so demanding. The gold on the river sandbank came from the Alps, taken by the flows in spring. Međimurje goldsmiths, as they were known, transferred this knowledge from generation to generation. In 1939 over 200 people went on Drava, searching the valuable gold nuggets. They were floating t