| Official Name: | Podvelka |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carinthia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Podvelka |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.66 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 299 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.5864°N 15.3286°W |
| Elevation M: | 350.6 |
Podvelka (in Slovenian pronounced as /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]
The name Podvelka was created in the 20th century to designate the train station previously known as Ribnica(-Brezno) (German: 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.[4] The name of the stream is derived from the ellipsis velika (voda) 'large creek'.[5]