Vrbovec
Vrbovec is in Zagreb county, Croatia, 43.37 km northeast of Zagreb. The town has a population of about 16,000, as of the 2011 census.
Understand
[edit]Vrbovec is the birth place of Ban Petar Zrinski, a Croatian hero from the Middle Ages.
For all who would like to meet with typical way of Croatian life, Vrbovec offers peaceful staying and feeling like at home.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Well connected by the A4 highway, then by D28 expressway, it takes only 25 minutes by car from Zagreb.
By train
[edit]It takes 35-54 minutes by train from main train station in Zagreb.
By bus
[edit]It takes 45 minutes by bus from main bus-station in Zagreb.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Mausoleum of family De Piennes (in the local cemetery).
- Tower of Petar Zrinski.
- Castle of Patačić.
- Castle of Lovrečina Grad.
- Church of Saint Vitus.
Do
[edit]- NK Vrbovec Football. A member of third division of the Croatian Soccer League.
Festivals
[edit]- Kaj su jeli naši stari. Last week of August or first week of September, from Friday to Sunday. Traditional festival of cooking of old specialities from the past
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[edit]Hotels
[edit]- Hotel Bunčić, Zagrebačka 4, ☏ +385 12720570, fax: +385 12720571, hotel@hotel-buncic.hr. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Featuring an on-site restaurant and a bar, Hotel Bunčić is located 750 meters from the Old Town of Vrbovec. It is the former motel owned by PIK Vrbovec. €24-47.