class="apple-converted-space"> Slovenia. It lies on the slopes of Pohorje in the upper valley of the Dravinja River. Traditionally the area was part
of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now
included in the Savinja
statistical region. In 2002 it had a population of 6,245, growing to 6,443
according to the 2008 census. Zreče
became a single settlement in 1987 when the villages of Zgornje Zreče, Spodnje
Zreče, and Nova Dobrava (known as Dobrava until 1953) were united. The economy
is centered around tourism,
especially in the winter months with the ski resort at Rogla. A proportion of the population
is also employed in agriculture.
