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'''Podvelka''' ({{IPA|sl|pɔˈdʋeːlka|pron}}; formerly ''Ribnica'',<ref name="Leksikon''>{{cite book |title=Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko |year=1904 |publisher=C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna |location=Vienna |page=262}}</ref> {{langx|de|Reifnig}}<ref name="Leksikon''/>) 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.<ref>[http://www.podvelka.si/ Podvelka municipal site]</ref>
==Name== The name ''Podvelka'' was created in the 20th century to designate the train station previously known as ''Ribnica(-Brezno)'' ({{langx|de|Reifnig}}). The name is a fused prepositional phrase: ''pod'' 'below' + ''Velka''. The latter element refers to Velka Creek, which flows from the Pohorje Mountains and empties into the Drava River west of the settlement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dravska dolina |url=https://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-02IXZDK5/dcea5b5a-7e87-42ed-be69-7ea9f23159a4/PDF |access-date=July 1, 2024 |work=Straža |issue=31 |date=April 18, 1919 |page=3}}</ref> The name of the stream is derived from the ellipsis ''velika (voda)'' 'large creek'.<ref name="Snoj">{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |page=451}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{commons category-inline|Podvelka}} * [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:2210_x1707263.9733732138_y5873395.028912233_s15_b2345 Podvelka on Geopedia]
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Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Podvelka
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