Location and touristic resources of the Čabar area

Čabarska mikroregija ima granični karakter. Čabarski kraj je prometnogeografski rubno položen u odnosu na glavne prometne pravce u Hrvatskoj i Sloveniji. Turistički prirodni resursi bitni su u turističkoj valorizaciji čabarskog kraja. To su reljefna raznolikost, planinska klima sa svježim ljetima i snježnim zimama, te vodno i biogeografsko bogatstvo. Prirodni su važniji od antropogeografskih resursa, među kojima su značajniji oni etnografskog karaktera (vodenice, pilane, kovačnice, seoska arhitektura i dr.), zatim dvorac Zrinskog u Čabru i neki sakralni objekti. Turistička valorizacija moguća je ljeti i zimi. U današnjim uvjetima potrebno je raditi na unapređivanju izletničkog, tranzitnog, seoskog i lovnog turizma.Geographically, the Čabar micro-region has a status of a bounding line in relation to the main transport routes and arteries in Croatia and Slovenia. The natural touristic resources such as diversity of relief, mountain climate with mild summers and heavy snowfall in winter along with rich river and biogeographic basins are of paramount importance in the overall touristic evaluation of the Čabar area. The natural resources seem to be more important than the antropogeographic ones, of which some are ethnographic in character (water-mills, saw-mills, black-smith’s workshops, rural architecture, the castle of the Zrinski family and some sacral objects). The evaluation of tourism is possible for the summer and winter periods. In the present circumstances, it is necessary to work on the promotion of excursions as well as on hunting, transit and rural tourism