Zagreb County
Zagreb County
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From top, left to right: Turopolje Museum in Velika Gorica; Main square of Samobor; Monument to the fallen defenders; Petr Žrinski Tower in Vrbovec; Church of Saint Anastasia; Erdödy Castle in Jastrebarsko; Main street of Ivanic Grad; Ecovillage Žumberak; Old bridge over Granica River in Samobor | |
Zagreb County within Croatia | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County seat | Zagreb |
| Government | |
| • Župan (Prefect) | Stjepan Kožić (SKNL) |
| • Assembly | 47 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,060 km2 (1,180 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 299,983 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Area code | 01 |
| ISO 3166 code | HR-01 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.860 very high · 7th |
| Website | www |
Zagreb County (Croatian: Zagrebačka županija) 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" (Croatian: zagrebački prsten). 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. 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.