Čreta, Hoče–Slivnica

Čreta
Čreta Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′26.65″N 15°38′29.03″E / 46.4740694°N 15.6413972°ECoordinates: 46°28′26.65″N 15°38′29.03″E / 46.4740694°N 15.6413972°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Hoče–Slivnica
Area
• Total	3.52 km^2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	294
[1]

Čreta (pronounced [ˈtʃɾeːta]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the eastern foothills of the Pohorje Hills south of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.^[2]

An Iron Age and Roman-period hill fort with its associated burial ground with around 35 burial mounds have been identified near the settlement.^[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Hoče–Slivnica municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 8973

External links

• Media related to Čreta, Hoče-Slivnica at Wikimedia Commons
• Čreta at Geopedia