| Official Name: | Čreta |
| Other Name: | Marija-Čreta (until 1952) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Savinja |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vransko |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 18 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2784°N 14.951°W |
| Elevation M: | 896.3 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Čreta (pronounced as /sl/) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Vransko in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Vransko. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Marija-Čreta (literally, 'Our Lady of Čreta') to Čreta in 1952. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[3] [4] [5]
There are two churches in the settlement. One is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and dates to the 15th century with 16th- and 18th-century extensions. The second is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria and was built in the 15th century.[6]