Ivanščica () or Ivančica is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

in northern

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. The highest peak is the eponymous Ivanščica at . Together with Strahinjščica it forms the Očura massif. The rivers of Bednja,

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and Veliki potok rise and flow in the area. On March 16, 1983, at 13:52:52, Ivanščica was the epicenter of a very strong ( MCS VII) earthquake.

Name

Ivanjščica is the

Kajkavian Kajkavian is a South Slavic languages, South Slavic supradialect or language spoken primarily by Croats in much of Central Croatia and Gorski Kotar. It is part of the South Slavic dialect continuum, being transitional to the supradialects of Č ...

form of the name, while Ivančica is the Shtokavized form.

Speleology

Ivanščica is a partly

karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

massif, and a number of caves have formed in those layers, such as

Bračkova špilja Bračkova špilja is a cave and archaeological site in Zagorje about long, located on the north slope of the Ivanščica massif. It is a dry horizontal cave with a wide entrance at the foot of a short cliff. It is sometimes highlighted as the mos ...

Voska luknja Voska luknja is a cave on the north slope of the Ivanščica massif. It is a diagonal cave, so its horizontal length of is much smaller than its total passage length of . As mapped, it is the second deepest cave on Ivanščica behind Hanžekova ...

Karlova špilja Karlova špilja is a cave in Zagorje about long, located on the north slope of the Ivanščica massif. It is a dry horizontal cave with a passage length of . It is difficult to access, but a tourist path has been planned. Its close proximity to t ...

and

Generalka Generalka is a cave in Zagorje with a horizontal passage length, located on the north slope of the Ivanščica massif, above the rock quarry Vudelja that opened in 1935 for road building purposes. It is a dry horizontal cave, and small, but comp ...

on its northern slopes, or

Sutinščica Sutinščica is the longest cave in Zagorje with of explored passage, and is located in the southern foothills of the Ivanščica massif. Its depth is , but its total vertical difference is . It is a mostly horizontal cave, so its horizontal leng ...

in its southern foothills.

Mountain huts

In the 1935–1936 season, the ''Pasarićeva kuća''

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, at in elevation, saw 1025 visitors. In the 1936–1937 season, it saw 510 visitors, including 7 Austrian citizens. In the 1937–1938 season it saw 586 visitors, including 2 Austrian citizens.

Gallery

Ivanscica.jpg, Ivanščica from the north File:HR-KZ-Lobor03.jpg, Ivanščica from

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