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Žumberak,
a mountain range on the border between Croatia and Slovenia. Named
after the odl burg of Žumberak, which burnt down in 1793. Typical
karst relief (sinkholes, caves, abysses, underground streams) with
forests of beech and chestnut. Chief occupations are farming,
viticulture and livestock breeding. The region used to be
inhabited in the pre-historic.
Žumberak
has a special tourist importance, primarily of mountain type.
The
range has been visited for more than a hundred years by many
excursionists and hikers. Many marked trails and paths, the
beautiful countryside, villages and old hill-forts represent chief
attractions in this region. Climbing the highest top, Sveta Gera
(1.178m) has a mutliple symbolic meaning. There are several small,
indigenous villages attractive for tourists, connected by roads
with bigger centres. The ruins of old feudal castles not far from
the village Stari Grad bear evidence of long continuation of
settlement in the region of Žumberak.
Mountain
climbing, hiking, hunting and angling represent chief sports and
recreational activities in the area. The region offers traditional
domestic cuisine, venison and fish specialities as well as the Plešivičko
wine. |
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