Osredek pri Zrečah explained

Official Name:Osredek pri Zrečah
Other Name:Osredek (until 1998)
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:Zreče
Area Total Km2:1.18
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:122
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3683°N 15.3819°W
Elevation M:426.7
Footnotes:[1]

Osredek pri Zrečah (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔˈsɾeːdək pɾi ˈzɾeːtʃax/) is a small settlement immediately west of the town of Zreče in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Zreče in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

History

Osredek was a hamlet of Križevec until 1994, when it was administratively separated and became a village in its own right named Osredek. In 1998, it was renamed Osredek pri Zrečah (literally, 'Osredek near Zreče').[3]

Lake Zreče

Lake Zreče (Slovenian: Zreško jezero) lies within the territory of the settlement. Lake Zreče is a reservoir that was created in 2000 by damming Koprivnica Creek, a right tributary of the Dravinja River. The reservoir has two parts; the lower part of the reservoir is 700 m long with an area of 13,500 m², and the upper part is 300 m long with an area of 2,500 m². The upper part is used as a spawning ground. The reservoir is 8 m deep at its deepest point.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.zrece.si Zreče municipal site
  3. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/default.asp?txtIme=OSREDEK%20PRI%20ZRE%C8AH&selNacin=celo&selTip=naselja&ID=5259 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Osredek pri Zrečah.
  4. Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za okolje in prostor. Vodna učna pot Zreče: Zreško jezero (Žreče Water Nature Trail: Lake Zreče). Signboard posted at the lake.