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Vrbovec
Zagreb Countytown
Vrbovec
Total population
4,551
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City facts
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Overview
Vrbovec is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia, lying to the northeast of the capital Zagreb.
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History
Vrbovec was first mentioned in written documents dated April 21, 1244. The document today lies in the Archbishop's archive in Zagreb, in serial Privilegialia. It was published by Croatian-Hungarian King Bela III (IV), where feudal field was given to the countman Junk, the son of Izak from Ravno (village), whose right are confirmed from the Koloman (brother of King Bela). The countman Junk was the higher officer at Križevci's county. A mid-air airplane collision occurred near Vrbovec on September 10, 1976. The DVD "PIK Vrbovec" was founded in 1948.
Geography
The town of Vrbovec lies to the north-east of Zagreb, either along the A4 motorway and the D10 expressway or by the old Zagreb – Dugo Selo – Bjelovar road, and by train on the direction M201 railway (Botovo – Dugo Selo).
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Nearby places in Zagreb County
- Celine0.8 mi away
- Cerje0.8 mi away · pop. 217
- Naselje Stjepana Radića1.1 mi away · pop. 246
- Vrbovečki Pavlovec1.6 mi away · pop. 398
- Topolovec1.7 mi away · pop. 133
- Lovrečka Varoš1.7 mi away · pop. 157
- Novo Selo2 mi away · pop. 123
- Lukovo2.5 mi away · pop. 184
- Kućari2.6 mi away
- Poljana2.9 mi away · pop. 423
- Lovrečka Velika3.2 mi away · pop. 198
- Mali Brezovec3.5 mi away · pop. 77
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