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Žumberak is a mountain situated between Croatia and Slovenia. The highest peak is Sveta Gera (Trdinov vrh on Slovene side), 1178 m (3865 ft). On Slovene side mountain is named Gorjanci and near highest point 90 meters high telecommunication tower is situated.
In 1999 Nature park (Park prirode) Žumberak - Samoborsko gorje was founded.
A military complex near the top of Sveta Gera created by the Yugoslav People's Army was a subject of a dispute between the two new countries in the 1990s, but the escalation was prevented due to amicable diplomacy. Full border delineation between Slovenia and Croatia is still pending.
The cities surrounding the mountain are Novo mesto, Metlika, Brežice, Črnomelj in Slovenia and Samobor and Ozalj in Croatia.
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