The Zagreb County, popularly known as the Zagreb ring, covers the surface area of 3,078 km2. The city of Zagreb is a separate county with the surface area of 640 km2. Zagreb is an administrative, cultural and economic centre, not only of the county, but also of Croatia at large. The city beneath Medvednica was established as early as in the Middle Ages on the north bank of Sava river, at the same time as the bishop's town of Kaptol and the town of crafts and tradesmen - Gradec. It was proclaimed the Royal Borough by the Golden Bull of the King Bela IV in 1242, and was united in 1850 into a unique city whole - Zagreb. As late as in mid-50s of the 20th century, Zagreb also moved to the south bank of the river of Sava, thereby creating a completely new urban entity, often righteously called the largest bedroom community. Although the Zagreb County, as an a...

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