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Grmoščica
Grmoščica or Grmošćica is a hill on Medvednica mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb. Its highest peak is 239 m. Etymology The oldest surviving mention of the hill is in a 1217 document under the name ''Gremla''. The form ''Grmoščica'' is Kajkavian, whereas the form ''Grmošćica'' is a correction according to the Croatian standard. It consists of a root inherited from Proto-Slavic grъmъ + -oš + -čica. A dialectal form ''Grmovčica'' is also encountered. Both spellings continue to be used. In other dialects, the word ''grmoščica'' is used to refer to the mushroom ''Armillaria tabescens''. Biology Flora Trees include ''Castanea sativa'', ''Fagus sylvatica'', ''Quercus petraea'', ''Salix alba'', '' S. purpurea'', and others. There is currently a ''Robinia pseudoacacia'' infestation, and foresters are trying to force the growth of native ''Q. petraea'' and ''F. sylvatica'' to combat it. The local ''C. sativa'' population is still badly affected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medvednica
Medvednica (, ) is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb, and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje. Most of it is encompassed by the Medvednica Nature Park. The highest peak, at is Sljeme. Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park (''park prirode''), a type of preservation lesser than a national park. During the Miocene and the Pliocene, the mountain was an island within the Pannonian Sea. Together with the surrounding hills, it is known as Zagrebačka gora or the "Zagreb Mountains", as well as Bistranjska gora, Markuševačka gora, Stubička gora and Vrabečka gora. Etymology The name Medvednica could be translated as "bear mountain". There are several other toponyms on the mountain using the Kajkavian dialect term ''medved'' 'bear' (compare Standard ), most notably Medvedgrad, a medieval castle on its southwestern edges. Sljeme (; Kajkavian: ''Sleme'') means ''summit'', and it is a name often used metonymically to refer to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
