Medvednica is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb and marking the southern border of the tradition region of Zagorje. The highest peak is Sljeme at 1030 m. Zagreb (pronounced: ) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Categories: Geography stubs | Counties of Croatia ...
The name could be translated as "bear mountain", and there are other toponyms on the mountain using the term medved (bear), notably Medvedgrad, a medieval castle on its southwestern edges.
Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park (park prirode), a type of preservation lesser than a national park.
There is a winter sports center at the southern slopes towards Sljeme.
Medvednica or Zagrebacka Gora is a mountain close to the Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
Medvednica was always popular among tourist and travellers as well as walkers and hikers from surrounding areas.
Medvednica is very good for walking and hiking day trips from Zagreb and it's surroundings as well as for skiing trips, as there are good skiing paths around the mountain together with ski - lifts, cafe's and lodging facilities.
Medvednica is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje.
Medvednica name could be translated as "bear mountain", and there are other toponyms on the mountain using the kajkavian dialect term medved (bear, standard Croatian "medvjed"), notably Medvedgrad, a medieval castle on its southwestern edges.
On Medvednica there are dozen of mountain huts for traditional one-day trips in the mountain.
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