Zaprešić, Zagreb, Croatia

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Zaprešić is a town in Zagreb County in Croatia. As of 2006[update], official estimates of its population provide a figure of 26,741 inhabitants for the city proper and over 51,000 for its seven-municipality metropolitan area. Zaprešić is the third-biggest and the most densely populated division of the county.[note 1] The town is located northwest of the Croatian capital Zagreb, near the Slovenian border. It is centered around plains lying north of the Sava River, with the large Medvednica Mountain in the east and the smaller Marija Gorica Hills in the west.Due to its many rail and road transport corridors, Zaprešić is dubbed "northwestern gate to Zagreb County." It lies directly next to the A2 highway connecting Zagreb to Austria and on to Central and Western Europe and the main railway leading northwest out of Zagreb. The city's economy is booming due to a large influx of population and withstanding the global financial crisis, unlike most Croatian cities. The Zaprešić economy is centered around the tertiary sector.

Zaprešić is equipped with education facilities ranging from kindergartens to higher education. The city is home to four elementary schools, one high school and two universities. The so-called "palace path" contains six castles in Zaprešić metropolitan area. The town has a museum and an art gallery. The most successful sport is football, with NK Inter Zaprešić playing in the First Football League of Croatia. Other sports are also present in Zaprešić and the city is home to a golf resort.