In the wider area of the region's highest peak, Kum (1200 meters above sea level), in Zasavje region there is an area that the municipality has protected as a landscape park. It is also under the protection of the European program for nature protection – Natura 2000, which preserves populations of wild animal and plant species with the directives on habitats and birds. The landscape stretches over the valleys of Zasavje, which were distinctly industrial in the past. In the Sava valley directly below, there is a thermal power plant and a cement factory, Lafarge (both are now defunct). In the past they both polluted the area with sulfur dioxide and other emissions. Agricultural land is mainly covered by forest and permanent meadows. The use of the machines is limited due to the steep inclines (>20 %). The climate is moderately continental with excess precipitation in summer. The terrain is very rugged. Intensive agricultural production is also made difficult by the rocky surface and shallow soil. The use of machines is limited due to steep inclines. The areas they cultivate are smaller than the Slovenian average. By implementing measures, farmers greatly contribute to the preservation of habitats. One of the most important in this area is the habitat of semi-natural dry grasslands and scrub phases on carbonate soils, which are important wild orchid habitats. Livestock production and, to a lesser extent, extensive agriculture occur here.
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