Zagreb County () is a county in Northern Croatia. It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, the county is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring" (). According to the 2021 census, the county has 299,985 inhabitants, most of whom live in smaller urban satellite towns.
The Zagreb County once included the city of Zagreb, but in 1997 they separated, when the City was given a special status.Narodne novine, br. 62/01, 125/08 Although separated from the city of Zagreb both administratively and territorially, it remains closely linked with it.
Zagreb County borders on Krapina-Zagorje County, the city of Zagreb, Varaždin County, and Koprivnica-Križevci County in the north, Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the east, Sisak-Moslavina County in the south and Karlovac County in the southwest as well as Slovenia in the west.
Franjo Tuđman Airport is located on the territory of Zagreb County, the biggest and most important airport in the country.
Administrative divisions
Zagreb County is divided into 9 towns and 25 municipalities.
+Towns Name Population Area Dugo Selo 17,466 052.22 km2 Ivanić-Grad 14,548 173.57 km2 Jastrebarsko 15,866 226.50 km2 Samobor 37,633 250.73 km2 Sveta Nedelja 18,059 041.43 km2 Sveti Ivan Zelina 15,959 184.68 km2 Velika Gorica 63,517 328.65 km2 Vrbovec 14,797 159.05 km2 Zaprešić 25,223 052.60 km2
+Municipalities Name Population Area Bedenica 1,432 21.70 km2 Bistra 6,632 52.74 km2 Brckovljani 6,837 71.14 km2 Brdovec 9911,134 37.27 km2 Dubrava 5,245 99115.18 km2 Dubravica 1,437 20.46 km2 Farkaševac 1,937 73.66 km2 Gradec 3,681 88.85 km2 Jakovlje 3,930 35.71 km2 Klinča Sela 5,231 77.64 km2 Kloštar Ivanić 6,091 77.59 km2 Krašić 2,640 69.40 km2 Kravarsko 1,987 58.03 km2 Križ 6,963 99118.46 km2 Luka 1,351 17.17 km2 Marija Gorica 2,233 17.10 km2 Orle 1,975 57.61 km2 Pisarovina 3,689 99145.00 km2 Pokupsko 2,224 99105.73 km2 Preseka 1,448 47.86 km2 Pušća 2,700 18.20 km2 Rakovec 1,252 35.11 km2 Rugvica 7,871 93.73 km2 Stupnik 3,735 23.20 km2 Žumberak 883 99110.17 km2
County government
Current Župan: Stjepan Kožić (SKNL)
The county assembly is composed of 45 representatives, organized as follows:
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)/Croatian Peasants Party (HSS)/ HSU - 21 Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)/Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS)/ Democratic Centre (DC) / HSLS - 19 SU - 3 HSP - 2
Demographics
See also Zagreb County (former) :Category:Former counties of Croatia
References
External links Zagrebačka županija Official website
Zagreb county tourist board