Prigorje () is a

geographical subdivision of Croatia The Republic of Croatia is administratively organised into twenty counties, and is also traditionally divided into four historical and cultural regions: Croatia Proper, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. These are further divided into other, smal ...

, the region around its capital

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...

, which stretches along the southern slope of

Medvednica Medvednica () is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb, and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje. The highest peak, at is Sljeme. Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park (''park prirode''), a type ...

mountain (colloquially known as "Zagreb's mountain") roughly between Žumberak mountain range and

Moslavina Moslavina () is a microregion in Croatia, administratively divided into the counties of Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora. The main city in the region in terms of traffic, commerce and business is the city of Kutina (central Moslavin ...

region. The term literally means "land by the mountain(s)", "foothills".Prigorje Info

References

Regions of Croatia Geography of Zagreb County {{CentralCroatia-geo-stub