5 SLOVENIA: Bio-Waterpark Radlje Location Radlje ob Dravi (46.60768004007273, 15.201819566701714) Manager − Private company Partner ltd, with experience in working in and managing bars, cafes Motivation − Providing environmentally friendly recreational activities and stimulating collaboration with local community Support − Co-financed by Slovenia and EU from Cohesion Fund for Regional Development − Municipal investments Stakeholders − Local community: local farmers and vendors for mutual recommendations, local food and other goods, common brochure and marketing, providing more than 20 jobs − Municipality: leasing contract − Public Institution for sports, culture, tourism and youth Radlje ob Dravi: assistance with tenders − Biotop company in Austria: initial advice Description − Biological pool or natural swimming lake − Beginning in 2014 to expand existing company offer − Total size approximately 10.000 m² − Swimming areas approximately 2000 m² − Shallow part for non-swimmers 1.3 m, deep part for swimmers 2.5 m − 20,000 visitors per season, 60% foreigners − Around 60 campers per season − Increased stay from 1 to 2 nights − 9.1 rating on Booking − Glamping in mill houses, motorhome stops, space for camping − Panoramic tower, boathouse − Beach volleyball court and soccer field − Beach, greenery − E-bikes hire − Cycling and hiking trails − Biological pool for children, water slides, playground − Restaurant with a terrace, fast food, drinks − Renovated traditional haystack for e-bike garage Sustainability − Quality of water is ensured with microorganisms, plants and 125 m3 quartz sand filter − All objects made with natural material, with no varnishing − Replacing single-use plastics with glass and paper − Solar water heaters − Currently building solar powerplant for energy self-sufficiency − No chemicals like chlorine − Lower costs than a conventional pool − Weekly detailed water analysis according to national standards Innovativeness − First and only biological pool in Slovenia − New practices in nature conservation and co-natural lifestyle
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