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The A2 motorway () is a
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in the
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region of northern
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, connecting
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to the
Macelj Macelj () is a location in northern Croatia bordering on Slovenia, encompassing a hilly forest and several villages. There is an official border crossing in Macelj, and the end of the A2 highway. The villages are administratively divided into G ...
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with
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. The A2 motorway is part of the
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and the
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. The motorway spans between the Slovenian border and the Jankomir interchange within the
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, providing road connections to a number of cities and towns besides Zagreb, including
Krapina Krapina (; ) is a town in northern Croatia and the administrative centre of Krapina-Zagorje County with a population of 4,482 (2011) and a total municipality population of 12,480 (2011). Krapina is located in the hilly Zagorje region of Croatia ...
,
Zabok Zabok is a town situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 8,994, with 2,714 in Zabok itself. Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko Zagorje r ...
and
Zaprešić Zaprešić () is a town in Zagreb County, in Croatia. It has a population of 19,644 inhabitants in the city proper, town proper, with 25,223 in the administrative area. The town's metropolitan area, which encompasses the seven neighbouring munic ...
. All sections of the motorway, except the northernmost one between the Macelj border crossing and
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, and the southernmost one near Zagreb, are tolled, using a closed toll collection system. Construction of the motorway began in 1990, but a decade-long hiatus between the mid-1990s and 2004 caused by funding issues and the setting up of a separate company to develop and operate the motorway meant it was not completed until 2007. As of July 2011, the entire motorway route is completed, consisting of a dual-carriageway and four traffic lanes, except for a relatively short segment which is still a single carriageway road. The motorway is currently operated by
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. The motorway carries a considerable volume of traffic throughout the year; however, in the summer, its peak volume is nearly double the average, as traffic intensifies because of
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s travelling to and from
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resorts. Furthermore, the southernmost sections of the motorway serve Zagreb's sizeable
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traffic.


Route description

The A2 motorway is an important north–south motorway in
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, connecting the capital of the country,
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, to
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,
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, via
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, as well as
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and other destinations along the Pyhrn route. The motorway follows a route through the
Hrvatsko Zagorje Hrvatsko Zagorje (; Croatian Zagorje; ''zagorje'' is Croatian language, Croatian for 'backland' or 'behind the hills') is a cultural region in northern Croatia, traditionally separated from the country's capital Zagreb by the Medvednica mount ...
region. Part of the road network of Croatia, the motorway is also part of
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Zagreb–Graz–Vienna–
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. The motorway is of major importance to Croatia in terms of
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development, especially for
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and as a transit transport route. The road carries significant transit and tourist traffic as it connects to the
Zagreb bypass Zagreb bypass () is a U-shaped motorway partially encircling Zagreb, Croatia. The largest part by far, between Jankomir and Ivanja Reka interchanges, was built between 1977 and 1979, while the Ivanja Reka – Sveta Helena section was built betw ...
segment of the A3 motorway, which serves as a hub distributing the southbound traffic to either eastbound A3 or southbound A1, and vice versa. As of the June 1997 Pan-European Transport Conference in
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, the motorway is part of the
Pan-European Corridor Xa The Corridor Xa is a branch of the Pan-European Corridor X. It runs north–south between the cities of Graz and Zagreb through three countries: Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. The road route of Corridor Xa is concurrency (road), concurrent with ...
. The motorway spans between the
Macelj Macelj () is a location in northern Croatia bordering on Slovenia, encompassing a hilly forest and several villages. There is an official border crossing in Macelj, and the end of the A2 highway. The villages are administratively divided into G ...
border crossing with Slovenia and the Zagreb–Jankomir interchange on the A3 motorway. The route serves
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via the Ž1035 at the Jankomir interchange,
Zaprešić Zaprešić () is a town in Zagreb County, in Croatia. It has a population of 19,644 inhabitants in the city proper, town proper, with 25,223 in the administrative area. The town's metropolitan area, which encompasses the seven neighbouring munic ...
via the D225,
Zabok Zabok is a town situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 8,994, with 2,714 in Zabok itself. Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko Zagorje r ...
,
Klanjec Klanjec () is a small town in northwestern Croatia, in the region of Hrvatsko Zagorje on the border with Slovenia. History In the late 19th and early 20th century, Klanjec was a district capital in Varaždin County (former), Varaždin County of t ...
and
Oroslavje Oroslavje () is a town and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. Oroslavje is often referred to as The Gate of Croatian Zagorje (''Vrata Hrvatskog zagorja'') because of its geographical position and its proximity to Zagreb, The Cit ...
via the D307,
Sveti Križ Začretje Sveti Križ Začretje is a village and a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County, northern Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 6,165 inhabitants of the area, in the following settlements: * Brezova, population 287 * Ciglenica ...
via the D35,
Krapina Krapina (; ) is a town in northern Croatia and the administrative centre of Krapina-Zagorje County with a population of 4,482 (2011) and a total municipality population of 12,480 (2011). Krapina is located in the hilly Zagorje region of Croatia ...
and
Pregrada Pregrada is a town and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were 6,594 inhabitants in the following settlements: * Benkovo, population 326 * Bregi Kostelski, population 269 * Bušin, population 139 * C ...
via the D206,
Đurmanec Đurmanec is a village and a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 4,235 inhabitants in the area, in the following naselja, settlements: * Donji Macelj, population 566 * Đurmanec, populat ...
via the D207 and
Trakošćan Trakošćan may refer to: * Trakošćan Castle, a medieval castle in northern Croatia, an estate of the Drašković family * Lake Trakošćan, a lake around the castle * Trakošćan, Varaždin County, the village near the castle {{disambig ...
via the D508. The D1 state road runs as a parallel, toll-free route along the motorway, and most of the motorway exits connect to that route directly, switching to D35, D206, D207 and D508 shortly afterwards. The A2 motorway has at least two
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s and an
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in each direction along its entire length, except in tunnels, where there are emergency bays instead. All of the interchanges are
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, except the Jankomir and Zaprešić interchanges, which are
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s. There are a number of rest areas along the motorway providing various types of services, ranging from simple parking spaces and restrooms to filling stations, restaurants and hotels. As of July 2011, the motorway has seven interchanges providing access to numerous towns and cities and the Croatian state road network. The motorway is operated by the Autocesta Zagreb–Macelj company. An automatic traffic monitoring and guidance system is in place along the motorway. It consists of measuring, control and signalling devices located in zones where driving conditions may vary, such as at interchanges, viaducts, bridges, tunnels and zones where fog and strong wind are known to occur. The system uses variable traffic signs to communicate changing driving conditions, possible restrictions and other information to motorway users. The A2 motorway mainly runs through the plains and rolling hills of Hrvatsko Zagorje region, although the northernmost sections of the route traverse rugged terrain, requiring a number of
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s and long
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s along the route.


Toll

The A2 is a tolled motorway, based on the vehicle classification in Croatia, using a closed toll system. As of July 2011, the toll charged along the A2 route between the Zaprešić and Trakošćan mainline toll plazas varies depending on the length of route travelled, ranging from 1.00 kuna (0.13
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s) to 42.00 kuna (5.48 euros) for passenger cars and 47.00 kuna (6.13 euro) to 187.00 kuna (24.40 euro) for
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s. The toll is payable in either Croatian kuna or euros and by major credit and debit cards. A prepaid toll collection system is also used. The A2 is the only motorway in Croatia which does not provide for use of the ''ENC''—an
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(ETC) system shared by most motorways in Croatia that provides drivers with discounted toll rates for dedicated lanes at toll plazas. In addition to the vehicle classification in Croatia, the motorway operator maintains an additional vehicle category for motorbikes, which are charged from 7.00 kuna (0.91 euros) to 25.00 kuna (3.26 euros) toll. The southernmost Jankomir–Zaprešić section of the motorway is not tolled, as it is part of the Zagreb bypass. The toll collected by Autocesta Zagreb–Macelj from the A2 motorway in the first quarter of 2011 amounted to 27.7 million kuna (3.61 million euros); however, this period does not include the significantly increased tourist traffic during the summer. In 2010, Autocesta Zagreb–Macelj collected 166.9 million kuna (22.4 million euros) from A2 tolls.


Notable structures

The southernmost section of the motorway, between the Jankomir and Zaprešić interchanges, forms part of the Zagreb bypass and entails a number of viaducts spanning roads and railways, including a viaduct across the Zagreb–Ljubljana railway. Furthermore, the section comprises the Sava River Bridge, spanning . All the structures along the section are executed as dual structures with four traffic lanes. The northernmost segment between the Krapina interchange and the Macelj border crossing traverses rugged terrain, requiring further viaducts and tunnels. Among those, the most notable ones are the Krapinčica Viaduct and the Sveta Tri Kralja Tunnel. The tunnel is part of a sequence of two tunnels and three viaducts in a segment between Krapina and Đurmanec. Generally, the Krapina–Macelj border crossing segment of the A2 motorway required numerous expensive engineering works, including six tunnels and nine viaducts, which caused the construction cost to be over 235 million euros.


History

The first section of the present A2 motorway was completed as a single-
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between the Jankomir and Zaprešić interchanges, forming the westernmost section of Zagreb bypass, in 1980. The section included a number of bridges and viaducts, spanning the Sava River and numerous roads and railroads, making construction of a dual-carriageway prohibitively expensive at the time. In 1991, the section was extended by of dual-carriage motorway to Zabok (more precisely to the nearby village of
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). Lack of funding greatly slowed further construction, and the following section to
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south of Krapina, was only completed in 1996, which also included the construction of Gubaševo interchange. This part of motorway was built at the site of the so-called "Zagorje Highway" (Croatian: ''Zagorska Magistrala'') – a limited-access
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built in 1950's and 1960's that connected Slovenian border through Hrvatsko Zagorje with Zagreb, which today exists only in the southern part of its original route (between Zaprešić interchange and Gubaševo – where it terminates in the immediate vicinity of the motorway interchange). In 1997, the governments of the Republic of Croatia and the
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made a joint declaration regarding their future transport infrastructure development cooperation. The cooperation primarily dealt with the construction of the remaining A2 motorway sections and the Franjo Tuđman Bridge, and the two issues were formally settled between the Croatian government and Walter Bau AG. In 2003, the Autocesta Zagreb–Macelj company was established by the Croatian government and was awarded a
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to operate the motorway. Furthermore, a joint investment agreement with Walter Bau AG was signed by the government, effectively securing the financial assets required to resume construction. In 2004,
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replaced Walter Bau AG as a contract partner and construction finally resumed. In 2006, the section between Jankomir and Zaprešić was upgraded to dual-carriage motorway, and the motorway was extended to Krapina itself. In 2007, after 33 months of construction defined by the contracts, the motorway was completed along its entire length, except for a short segment near Krapina which, as of July 2011, is still a single-carriageway road. The total cost of the motorway was approximately 372 million euros. The largest portion of the total pertains to the northernmost section between Krapina and Macelj, which was reported to cost 235 million euros.


Further construction

The company Autocesta Zagreb-Macelj received a location permit in January 2021 to upgrade of full profile on the section of the Đurmanec-Macelj highway, and the building permit is expected in the first half of 2022, while work is expected to begin in autumn 2022. The cost of construction is estimated at 70 million euros, and the entire project has been applied for funding from the EU Recovery Fund. Of the total of the section, only of the route are open road; everything else is facilities. The largest facility is the Sveta Tri Kralja Tunnel, long, where a new tunnel pipe needs to be dug. During the construction of this tunnel, a service pipe of about was dug, which should be dug to the end and a tunnel pipe for traffic should be made. An additional long pipe from the Brezovica tunnel should also be dug. In addition, new viaducts should be built – Šumi (173 m), Puhi (237 m) and Ravninščica (397 m). It is estimated that the works themselves could last as long as two years.


Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Autocesta Zagreb–Macelj, the operator of the motorway, and is published by Hrvatske Ceste. As the motorway traffic volume is measured through an analysis of toll ticket sales, the southernmost section of the motorway, Jankomir – Zaprešić, is not included in this report, as it is not tolled. However, since the section is a part of
Zagreb bypass Zagreb bypass () is a U-shaped motorway partially encircling Zagreb, Croatia. The largest part by far, between Jankomir and Ivanja Reka interchanges, was built between 1977 and 1979, while the Ivanja Reka – Sveta Helena section was built betw ...
, it is considered to carry heavier traffic than any other section of the A2 motorway. In 2006, it carried more than 22,000 vehicles per day, and its traffic volume grew considerably since the completion of the motorway in 2007. Variations between AADT and average summer daily traffic (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the motorway carries substantial tourist traffic to the Adriatic Sea resorts during the summer. On average, the tolled section of the A2 motorway carries 90% more ASDT than AADT. The largest increase, 125%, of the ASDT relative to the AADT is observed on the Đurmanec–Trakošćan section.


Rest areas

As of July 2011, there are three rest areas along the A2 motorway. Legislation identifies four types of rest areas designated as types A through D: A-type rest areas comprise a full range of amenities, including a filling station, a restaurant and a hotel or motel; B-type rest areas have no lodging; C-type rest areas are very common and include a filling station and a café, but no restaurants or accommodations; D-type rest areas only offer parking spaces, possibly picnicking tables and benches and restrooms. Most rest areas along the A2 motorway generally follow this ranking system, although some offer extra services. Many filling stations have small
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, and some offer LPG fuel. The primary motorway operator, Hrvatske autoceste (HAC), leases the A, B and C type rest areas to various operators through public tenders. As of July 2011, there are two such rest area operators on the A2 motorway: INA and OMV. The rest area operators are not permitted to sub-lease the fuel operations. The A2 motorway rest areas are accessible from both directions of the motorway and operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. {, class="wikitable" , - , style="text-align:center; background:#f2f2f2;" colspan="6", List of A2 motorway rest areas , - style="text-align:center; background:#f2f2f2;" , , County , , km , , Name , , Operators , , Type , , Notes , - , rowspan=2, Krapina‑Zagorje , 4.1 , Lepa Bukva , INA , C , Facilities found at the Lepa Bukva rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms. , - , 25.5 , Sveti Križ Začretje , OMV , B , Facilities found at the Sveti Križ Začretje rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a restaurant, a café and restrooms. , - ,
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Exit list

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where the road extends as A4 motorway and route 9.
The northern terminus of the E59 concurrency.
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Trakošćan Trakošćan may refer to: * Trakošćan Castle, a medieval castle in northern Croatia, an estate of the Drašković family * Lake Trakošćan, a lake around the castle * Trakošćan, Varaždin County, the village near the castle {{disambig ...
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Đurmanec Đurmanec is a village and a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 4,235 inhabitants in the area, in the following naselja, settlements: * Donji Macelj, population 566 * Đurmanec, populat ...
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Krapina Krapina (; ) is a town in northern Croatia and the administrative centre of Krapina-Zagorje County with a population of 4,482 (2011) and a total municipality population of 12,480 (2011). Krapina is located in the hilly Zagorje region of Croatia ...
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Pregrada Pregrada is a town and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were 6,594 inhabitants in the following settlements: * Benkovo, population 326 * Bregi Kostelski, population 269 * Bušin, population 139 * C ...
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Sveti Križ Začretje Sveti Križ Začretje is a village and a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County, northern Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 6,165 inhabitants of the area, in the following settlements: * Brezova, population 287 * Ciglenica ...
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Zabok Zabok is a town situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 8,994, with 2,714 in Zabok itself. Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko Zagorje r ...
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Oroslavje Oroslavje () is a town and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. Oroslavje is often referred to as The Gate of Croatian Zagorje (''Vrata Hrvatskog zagorja'') because of its geographical position and its proximity to Zagreb, The Cit ...
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Klanjec Klanjec () is a small town in northwestern Croatia, in the region of Hrvatsko Zagorje on the border with Slovenia. History In the late 19th and early 20th century, Klanjec was a district capital in Varaždin County (former), Varaždin County of t ...
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Zabok Zabok is a town situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 8,994, with 2,714 in Zabok itself. Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko Zagorje r ...
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Tuhelj Tuhelj is a village and a municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County, northern Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 2,104 inhabitants in the area, in the following settlements: * Banska Gorica, population 29 * Črešnjevec, popula ...
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Krapinske Toplice Krapinske Toplice is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 5,367 inhabitants in the area, absolute majority of which are Croats. The settlements in the municipality are: * Čret, ...
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Oroslavje Oroslavje () is a town and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. Oroslavje is often referred to as The Gate of Croatian Zagorje (''Vrata Hrvatskog zagorja'') because of its geographical position and its proximity to Zagreb, The Cit ...
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Donja Stubica Donja Stubica () is a town in Croatia, about northeast of Zagreb on the northern slope of Medvednica. It is connected by the D307 road (Croatia), state road D307 and L202 railway (Croatia), L202 railway. The total population is 5,680, with 2,200 ...
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Marija Bistrica Marija Bistrica () is a village and municipality in the Krapina-Zagorje County in central Croatia, located on the slopes of the Medvednica mountain in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region north of the capital Zagreb. The municipality has 5,976 inhabitants, ...
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Zagreb County Zagreb County () 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" (). According to the 2021 censu ...
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Zaprešić Zaprešić () is a town in Zagreb County, in Croatia. It has a population of 19,644 inhabitants in the city proper, town proper, with 25,223 in the administrative area. The town's metropolitan area, which encompasses the seven neighbouring munic ...
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Zaprešić Zaprešić () is a town in Zagreb County, in Croatia. It has a population of 19,644 inhabitants in the city proper, town proper, with 25,223 in the administrative area. The town's metropolitan area, which encompasses the seven neighbouring munic ...
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Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
via Aleja Bologne and Ilica.
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City of Zagreb A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
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Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
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Ljubljanska Avenue Ljubljanska Avenue (Croatian language, Croatian: ''Ljubljanska avenija'') is one of the most travelled thoroughfares in Zagreb, Croatia. It is a four-lane divided avenue that runs from the Savska Opatovina roundabout, rotary (located in the wester ...
(Ž1035).
The southern terminus of the D1 and E59 concurrencies.
The southern terminus of the motorway. Southbound A2 traffic defaults to eastbound A3 (E70).


See also

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International E-road network The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Central ...
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Transport in Croatia Transport in Croatia relies on several main modes, including Transportation, transport by car, train, ship and plane. Road transport incorporates a comprehensive network of state, county and local routes augmented by a network of highways for lo ...


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External links

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Exit list of A2
{{CroatianMotorways A02 (Croatia)