Vrbovec 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, …Vrbovec 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 along the A4 motorway and the D10 expressway or 40 km by the old Zagreb – Dugo Selo – Bjelovar road, and by train on the direction M201 railway.