The Žumberak
- Samobor Mountains Nature Park covers 333 km2 and is situated
in the northwest of the Republic of Croatia, 30 km southwest
from Zagreb, near the border with the Republic of Slovenia,
and comprises a hilly area to the southwest of the Panonian
plain bordered by the rivers Sava, Krka and Kupa.
It
includes the Žumberak mountains, of which the highest peak
is Sveta Gera (1178m), and the Samobor mountains whose highest
peak is Japetić (971m). Mount Plešivica (780 m) is also
part of the Samobor mountains.
With its natural beauty and tradition, this area surely
deserves "title" Nature Park. It was established
in 1999. with the main goal to protect and promote natural
and cultural heritage of this area.
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