| Official Name: | Spodnje Roje |
| 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: | Savinja |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Žalec |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.58 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 43 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2465°N 15.1389°W |
| Elevation M: | 259.7 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Spodnje Roje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈspoːdnjɛ ˈɾoːjɛ/) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Savinja River southwest of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
The name Spodnje Roje literally means 'lower Roje'; the elevation of the village is about 3m (10feet) lower than that of neighboring Zgornje Roje (literally, 'upper Roje'). The two villages were attested in historical sources in 1350 as Roͤdein in 1350, zu Royach in 1402, and zu Rayach in 1436, among other spellings. The name comes from the common noun roja 'ditch, drainage canal', referring to a damp meadow or field drained for cultivation. The noun was borrowed into Slovene from Friulian ròja 'drainage canal'.[3]