Ridge

Sljeme is the top of Medvednica , a mountain above Zagreb . It is located at 1033 meters above sea level . An asphalt road leads to Sljeme, numerous hiking trails, and from 1963 to 2007 the Sljeme cable car was in operation. [1] Sljeme is one of the favorite picnic spots in Zagreb. On Sljeme there is a ski slope which is one of the locations for the World Ski Cup ( Snow Queen ) races. At the very top is the RTV tower , 169 meters high, built in 1973 .

A little further west, on a fenced slope below Tomislav's home , there was a mountain botanical garden on Sljeme, founded in 1939 .