Old times – Zagorje Photo Gallery
Region north of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, is called Hrvatsko Zagorje or “Croatian Zagorje”. Photo gallery displays a typical village in the region, life and the way homes, schools and churches were build throughout the centuries, and in some locations still linger on.
Merry Christmas or Sretan Bozic on
an illustration featuring image above…
In the region were unearthed archeological artifacts dating back to Lengyel Culture 3,500 BC (locally know as Lasinjska kultura). Some of the artifacts from era are on display in the Krizevci Municipal Museum (link).
In old times homes were build from wood and clay with a thatched roof where dry vegetation, such as straw, was used before roofing tile was introduced in the building.
Rolling hillsides and meadows are producing crops, grape and are source of building material used since down of time by diligent hard working farmer hands.
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