Medvednica

Medvednica is a mountain in central , just north of , and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje. Most of it is encompassed by the Medvednica Nature Park.
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,035 metres
  • Description: mountain in central Croatia
  • Also known as: Sljeme Hegység”, “Sljemen Gebirge”, “Zagrabi Hegység”, “Zagrebačka gora”, and “Zagrebačka Gora

Places of Interest

Highlights include Medvednica Nature Park and Sljeme.

Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.

Peak
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sljeme and Gornja Bistra.

Locality
is a locality.

Village
is a in . It is located on the northern slopes of the Medvednica, underneath the ski slopes where the Snow Queen Trophy race is held. is situated 5 km west of Medvednica.

Village
is a village in . is situated 5 km northwest of Medvednica.

Medvednica

Latitude
45.91667° or 45° 55′ north
Longitude
15.96667° or 15° 58′ east
Elevation
1,035 metres (3,396 feet)
Open location code
8FQQWX88+MM
Geo­Names ID
3195290
Wiki­data ID
Q743452
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Medvednica” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Մեդվեդնիցա
  • Azerbaijani: Medvedvisa
  • Belarusian: Медзведніца
  • Belarusian: Мядзьведніца
  • Bosnian: Medvednica
  • Bulgarian: Медведница
  • Cebuano: Medvednica
  • Chinese: 梅德韋德尼察山
  • Chinese: 梅德韦德尼察山
  • Croatian: Medvednica
  • Czech: Medvednica
  • Dutch: Medvednica
  • Erzya: Медведница
  • Estonian: Medvednica
  • French: Medvednica
  • Galician: Medvednica
  • German: Medvednica
  • Hungarian: Medvednica
  • Italian: Medvednica
  • Japanese: メドヴェドニツァ山
  • Ladin: Medvednica
  • Latvian: Medvednica
  • Lithuanian: Medvednica
  • Macedonian: Медведница
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Medvednica
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Zagrebačka gora
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Medvednica
  • Norwegian: Medvednica
  • Persian: مدودنگتسا
  • Polish: Medvednica
  • Russian: Медведница
  • Serbian: Медведница
  • Serbo-Croatian: Medvednica
  • Slovak: Medvednica
  • Slovenian: Medvednica
  • Swedish: Medvednica
  • Ukrainian: Медведниця
  • Venetian: Medvednica

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