In contemporary geography, the terms Central Croatia and Mountainous Croatia are used to describe most of the area sometimes historically known as Croatia Proper, one of the four historical regions of
A view of Hrvatsko Zagorje from Medvednica mountain
Sava River in Zagreb, with Medvednica in the background
Risnjak Mountain in Gorski Kotar
Ivanščica, south of Varaždin
The geography of Croatia is defined by its location at the crossroads of Central Europe and Southeast Europe, and the wider region of Southern Europe. Croatia's territory covers 56,594 km2, making it
Croatian Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone of the Adriatic Sea
Dinara, highest point of Croatia (1,831 m)