Ivanščica (pronounced[iʋǎnʃʈ͡ʂit͡sa]) or Ivančica is a mountain in northern Croatia. The highest peak is the eponymous Ivanščica at 1,059 metres (3,474ft). Together with Strahinjščica it forms the Očura massif.
The rivers of Bednja, Lonja, Krapina 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 form of the name, while Ivančica is the Shtokavized form.
In the 1935–1936 season, the Pasarićeva kućamountain hut, at 1,061 metres (3,481ft) in elevation, saw 1025 visitors.:224 In the 1936–1937 season, it saw 510 visitors, including 7 Austrian citizens.:243 In the 1937–1938 season it saw 586 visitors, including 2 Austrian citizens.:237,243
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