Must-see lake · City of Zagreb, Croatia
Jarun
Jarun is a lake in City of Zagreb, Croatia.
Jarun: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Jarun
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Jarun — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 45.78113, 15.92346. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Jarun
- crkva svete Mati Slobode · church · City of Zagreb · ~1 km · Must-see
- crkva Isusa Krista svetaca posljednjih dana · church · City of Zagreb · ~1 km · Must-see
- crkva Presvetog Trojstva · church · City of Zagreb · ~3 km · Must-see
- crkva Blažene Djevice Marije Pomoćnice · church · City of Zagreb · ~3 km · Must-see
- crkva svetog Marka Križevčanina · church · City of Zagreb · ~4 km · Must-see
- crkva Porođenja Kristova · church · City of Zagreb · ~4 km · Must-see
- Park mladenaca · park · City of Zagreb · ~4 km · Must-see
- Lauba House · museum · City of Zagreb · ~5 km · Must-see
- crkva svetog Ivana Nepomuka · church · City of Zagreb · ~5 km · Must-see
- Nikola Tesla Technical Museum · museum · City of Zagreb · ~5 km · Must-see
- Grmoščica · viewpoint · City of Zagreb · ~5 km · Must-see
- crkva Svetog Križa · church · City of Zagreb · ~5 km · Must-see
- crkva Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije · church · City of Zagreb · ~6 km · Must-see
- crkva Presvetog Srca Isusovog · church · City of Zagreb · ~6 km · Must-see
- Muzej Mimara · museum · City of Zagreb · ~6 km · Must-see
- Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · City of Zagreb · ~6 km · Must-see
- Zagreb Botanical Garden · sanctuary · City of Zagreb · ~6 km · Must-see
- Ethnographic Museum of Zagreb · museum · City of Zagreb · ~6 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jarun
- Plaža Bundek · lake · City of Zagreb · ~6 km · Must-see
- Šumbar Lake · lake · Zagreb County · ~31 km · Must-see
- Jezero Trakošćan · lake · Varaždin County · ~67 km · Must-see
- Ormoško jezero · lake · ~88 km · Must-see
- Varaždinsko jezero · lake · Varaždin County · ~88 km · Must-see
- Lake Dubrava · lake · Međimurje County · ~103 km · Must-see
- Šoderica · lake · Koprivnica-Križevci County · ~115 km · Must-see
- Ledavsko jezero · lake · ~136 km · Must-see
- Koseški bajer · lake · ~146 km · Must-see
- Kayak course · lake · ~149 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Jarun full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Jarun yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Jarun?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Jarun?
Nearby: crkva svete Mati Slobode (church, 1 km), crkva Isusa Krista svetaca posljednjih dana (church, 1 km), crkva Presvetog Trojstva (church, 3 km), crkva Blažene Djevice Marije Pomoćnice (church, 3 km), crkva svetog Marka Križevčanina (church, 4 km), crkva Porođenja Kristova (church, 4 km).
Is Jarun worth visiting?
Jarun is listed as a must-see lake in Croatia on Spotwander.