Hrvatsko Zagorje

The Hrvatsko Zagorje [ ˈzɑːɡɔːrjɛ ] (Croatian highlands; to distinguish it from other regions that are also referred to as Zagorje , e.g. in Slovenia or Dalmatia ) is a region and historical landscape in Croatia , north of the capital Zagreb .

geography

Hrvatsko Zagorje as seen from Veliki Tabor Castle (spring 2008).

The Hrvatsko Zagorje stretches from the northern part of the Medvednica Mountains to the Slovenian border in the west, to the Drava River or the Međimurje region in the north and to the Prigorje in the east.

The centers of the Hrvatsko Zagorje are Varaždin and Krapina . Since the restructuring of the modern Republic of Croatia , Zagorje has been administratively divided between the Krapina-Zagorje County , based in Krapina, and the Varaždin County , based in Varaždin.

Culture

The region is known for the Kajkavic dialect of the Croatian language , which is similar to the Slovenian language . The center of the Kaykavian culture is Krapina . The festival of kajkavske popevke takes place there every year.

If one takes into account cultural factors, such as the language and other influences, one could also count the Croatian capital Zagreb itself to the Zagorje, which geographically, however, belongs to the Hrvatsko Prigorje .

Coordinates: 46 ° 18 '  N , 16 ° 20'  E