Klenovnik Castle

Klenovnik is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County. In the 2011 census, there were 2,278 inhabitants, in the following settlements: Dubravec, population 428 Goranec, population 21 Klenovnik, population 982 Lipovnik, population 373 Plemenšćina, population 109 Vukovoj, population 109 In the same census, the absolute majority were Croats. It is known for Klenovnik Castle.

Vindija Cave is an archaeological site associated with Neanderthals and modern humans, located in the municipality of Donja Voća, northern Croatia. Remains of three Neanderthals were selected as the primary sources for the first draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome project in 2010. Additional research was done on the samples and published in 2017.

Bedenec is a village located in the northern Varaždin County region of Croatia. The village is approximately 10km from the Slovenian border.

Jerovec is a village in Croatia.

Drenovec (pronounced [ˈdɾeːnɔʋəts]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Zavrč in the Haloze area of eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills in the southeastern extremes of the municipality, right on the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.

Meje (pronounced [ˈmɛːjɛ]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Cirkulane in the Haloze area of eastern Slovenia. It lies at the top end of the valley of Belica Creek south of Cirkulane, right on the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.

Korenjak (pronounced [kɔɾɛˈnjaːk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Zavrč in the Haloze area of eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills next to the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.

Bajnski Dvori Castle is a castle in the Gornje Ladanje village, Vinica municipality, Varaždin County, northern Croatia. Located in the surrounding park, near a small lake and a chapel, the castle represents a valuable example of architectural skill and historical heritage. It was founded in the 17th century by the members of Both of Bayna, a noble family of Hungarian ancestry, who gave two Bans of Croatia, John (Croatian: Ivan) in 1493 and Andrew (Croatian: Andrija) in 1505–1507. Later it was owned by the members of the families Batthyány, Erdödy and Feštetić. In the 19th century the castle was enlarged and renewed in the spirit of historicism, but in the turbulent times of the First world war it was set on fire and partially ruined. Many works of art, books, furniture and other precious things of high value were destroyed. Until today, only the eastern wing of the castle remained. After the Second world war, until the beginning of this century, there were departments and medical facilities of Varaždin Medical centre there. Today the castle and surroundings are weathered and long for renewal.

Pestike (pronounced [pɛˈstiːkɛ], German: Pestikenberg) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Zavrč in the Haloze area of eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills close to the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.

Opeka Manor (also known as Bombelles Manor) is a castle in the Vinica municipality, Varaždin County, northern Croatia. Located in the surrounding park with a large arboretum, the manor is situated below the Macelj forest in the northern part of Hrvatsko Zagorje historic region. It was founded in the 17th century by the Counts of Keglević and later owned by the Counts of Nadasdy, then Drašković and finally Bombelles (until 1945). Today the manor is weathered and longs for renewal.

Opeka Arboretum is situated in the Vinica municipality, northern Croatia. Located in a large park surrounding a manor, Opeka arboretum, with its 65 hectares, is the largest of the three arboreta existing today in Croatia (the others are Trsteno in southern Dalmatia and Lisičine near Voćin in western Slavonia). The arboretum was founded in 1860 by the Count Marko Bombelles, who travelled a lot all over the world and brought back various exotic seeds and plants from his travels, expanding his garden and park all the time with exceptional care. The Opeka estate remained the ownership of Bombelles family until 1945. The arboretum passed into Yugoslav state ownership in 1945 and was declared a natural rarity in 1947. Today it has been managed by the local Agricultural and veterinary school.

Gruškovec (pronounced [ˈɡɾuːʃkɔʋəts]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Cirkulane in the Haloze area of eastern Slovenia, next to the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.There is a small simple chapel-shrine in the settlement. It was built in the early 20th century.