Velika Gorica is located southeast of the city of Zagreb, on the surface of 566 square kilometers. According to the census of 2011. Velika Gorica had 63,517 inhabitants. This is the most important city of Zagreb County, which offers a multitude of features and ecologically preserved nature and beautiful rural surroundings will surely delight many tourists. It consists of 58 villages, a day of the city is December 13. Velika Gorica has its patron, Sveta Lucija, patroness of Turopolje. Most of the population is engaged in small economic activities and agriculture, and in this area are registered 4,700 family farms. Particularly important are timber and metal processing industry, as the main raw material used is red oak. In Velika Gorica are also located several sawmills, and the best known is located in Turopolje. The first time the city was mentioned as a village in 1228th, and in 1560th it gains importance when Turopolje was assigned privileged noble municipalities. Throughout history,... the locals were engaged in trade, and besides it was developed forestry and animal husbandry. It flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century when the area develops and comes to urbanization. But the development did not last long due to the Second World War, when the construction of residential buildings suspended, and in the 1974th Velika Gorica becomes Zagreb municipality until 1995. when it gets city status. Noteworthy is the emblem of the city that looks like heart-shaped shield. Silver Bull is on the black part and is holding a silver hall with red roof and upper right are three six-pointed star. The coat of arms adorns a golden yellow edge. The city has five elementary schools, of which the largest is primary school Nikola Hribar, five high schools, and significant is also the college in the city center. Velika Gorica is often called the city a friend of children, and many foreign tourists can have fun at the bowling club Radnik, chess club and paintball club. Known is Turopoljski carnival that takes place in the month of February, and Vukomeričke Gorice with their beauty adorn this city.