| Official Name: | Palčje |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pivka |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.58 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 208 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.6759°N 14.2573°W |
| Elevation M: | 602.2 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Palčje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpaːltʃjɛ/, in older sources Paličje,[2] German: Palitschje[2]) is a village east of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
North of the village lies an intermittent lake named Lake Palčje. It is the largest among the Pivka lakes, with an average maximum water area around 1km2.[4] The highest elevations are in the Javornik Hills in the far eastern part of the settlement's territory, at Kozlovka Peak (Vrh Kozlovke, 1047m (3,435feet)), Mount Kalič (1016m (3,333feet)), and Mount Lamovšek (1004m (3,294feet)) above the small Prevale Valley.
Palčje was attested in written sources in 1498 as Palitschach. The medieval transcription indicates that today's name (a neuter singular) is derived from the accusative plural demonym *Paličane, derived from the common noun *palič, likely meaning 'small lake' (cognate with Lake Palić, Serbia), a diminutive of the Slavic noun palъ, preserved in the Slovene common noun pal 'mud' (and cognate with German Pfuhl 'puddle', English pool). The name thus refers to Lake Palčje north of the settlement.[5]
The local church, built on the central village square, is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Trnje.[6]