Podvelka

Podvelka
Coat of arms of Podvelka
Podvelka is located in Slovenia
Podvelka
Podvelka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′11″N 15°19′43″E / 46.58639°N 15.32861°E / 46.58639; 15.32861
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityPodvelka
Area
 • Total3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
350.6 m (1,150.3 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total299

Podvelka (pronounced [pɔˈdʋeːlka]; formerly Ribnica,[2] German: Reifnig[2]) is a village in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Podvelka. It lies in the traditional region of Styria, but belongs to the Carinthia Statistical Region. The settlement is situated on the right bank of the Drava River on the railway line from Maribor to Dravograd.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Naselje Podvelka". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 262.
  3. ^ Podvelka municipal site