Vrbovec
| Vrbovec | |
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| Town | |
Vrbovec Town Stadium
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 Vrbovec
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| Coordinates: 45°53′N 16°26′E / 45.883°N 16.433°ECoordinates: 45°53′N 16°26′E / 45.883°N 16.433°E | |
| Country |
 Croatia
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| County |
 Zagreb
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| Municipality seat | Vrbovec |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vladimir Bregović (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159.05 km2 (61.41 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,797 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 10340 |
| Area code(s) | 01 |
| Vehicle registration | ZG |
| Website | www |
Vrbovec (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋr̂boʋet͡s]) is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia, lying to the northeast of the capital Zagreb.
The town of Vrbovec lies to the north-east of Zagreb, either 32 km (20 mi) along the highway A4 (Zagreb — Sv.Helena), and then D10 expressway (Sv. Helena — Vrbovec) or 40 km (25 mi) by the old state road, Zagreb — Dugo Selo — Bjelovar, and by train through direction Zagreb — Vrbovec - Koprivnica - Hungary.
In the 2011 Croatian census, the total population of the administrative territory of Vrbovec was 14,797, in the following settlements:
In 2011, 97.66% of the population were Croats.
City government, court, police, health and postal services are the part of infrastructure of Vrbovec. The current mayor since 2005 is Vladimir Bregović, who succeeded Zlatko Herček, mayor from 2001 to 2005.
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 main industries in Vrbovec are the production of meat and meat products, bricks, and metal working machines. The most important local employer is Meat Industry PIK Vrbovec, which employs 1500 people. As a part of the conglomeration Agrokor, it has become a very important producer of meat in the last few years in Croatia. Other local companies include Gradip (brickworks), Oprema Vrbovec which manufactures transport technology machinery, and the Society of Private entrepreneurs of Vrbovec.
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