Municipality of Zreče
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Municipality of Zreče
Občina Zreče | |
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Location of the Municipality of Zreče in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′30″N 15°23′8″E / 46.37500°N 15.38556°E | |
| Country | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Boris Podvršnik |
| Area | |
• Total | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 6,443 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
The Municipality of Zreče (pronounced [ˈzɾeːtʃɛ]; Slovene: Občina Zreče) is a municipality below the slopes of Pohorje in northeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Zreče. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
Settlements
The municipality covers an area of 67 square kilometers (26 square miles) at the foothills of the Pohorje range between 360 and 1,517 meters (1,181 and 4,977 ft).[2] The central part of the municipality is highly segmented with much of the northern part with hills with an elevation of over 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) and a continental climate.[2]

In addition to the municipal seat of Zreče, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
- Bezovje nad Zrečami
- Boharina
- Bukovlje
- Čretvež
- Črešnova
- Dobrovlje
- Gorenje pri Zrečah
- Gornja Vas
- Gračič
- Koroška Vas na Pohorju
- Križevec
- Lipa
- Loška Gora pri Zrečah
- Mala Gora
- Osredek pri Zrečah
- Padeški Vrh
- Planina na Pohorju
- Polajna
- Radana Vas
- Resnik
- Rogla
- Skomarje
- Spodnje Stranice
- Stranice
- Zabork
- Zlakova