Moslavačka Gora
Moslavačka Gora is a small mountain range located in central Croatia at the borders of Bjelovar-Bilogora County and Sisak–Moslavina County. They belong to the sunken boulder Highlands of palaeogeological origin, rich in mineral resources (granite, and oil and gas). The highest peak is ''Humka'' at 489 m. Other prominent peaks include ''Vis'' (444 m) ''Kaluđerov grob'' (437 m) and ''Mjesec'' (Moon) (354 m). The area of Moslavačka Gora is about 1350 km2. The Moslavačka mountains are covered with dense forests of beech, sessile oak, hornbeam, chestnut, black alder and birch, and in the lower regions there are cultivated orchards and vineyards. The southern slopes are particularly impressive. Prehistoric elephants (such as '' Gomphotherium angustidens'', '' Prodeinotherium bavaricum'' and rhinoceroses fossils ('' Brachypotherium brachypus'') were found inside the oldest sediments in bentonite clay mine near the village Gornja Jelenska in 1994 around 17 million yea ...
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