Prigorje

For other uses, see Prigorje (disambiguation).

Prigorje (Croatian pronunciation: [prǐːgoːrje]) is a geographical subdivision of Croatia, the region around its capital Zagreb, which stretches along the southern slope of Medvednica mountain (colloquially known as "Zagreb's mountain") roughly between Žumberak mountain range and Moslavina region. The term literally means "land by the mountain(s)", "foothills".^[1]

References

↑ Prigorje Info

Regions of Croatia

Principal historical regions

Smaller regions

Croatia proper	Banovina Bilogora Croatian Littoral Gorski Kotar Kordun Krbava Kvarner Lika Međimurje Moslavina Pokuplje Prigorje Zagorje Žumberak Vinodol

Dalmatia	Bukovica Kninska Krajina Konavle Kosinj Ravni Kotari Zagora

Slavonia	Cvelferija Požega Valley Spačva Syrmia Podunavlje

Other	Baranya Podravina Posavina

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