| Official Name: | Spodnji Porčič |
| 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: | Drava |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lenart |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 126 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.5877°N 15.8499°W |
| Elevation M: | 271.8 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Spodnji Porčič (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement in the Slovene Hills (sl|Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Lenart in northeastern Slovenia. The southern part of the settlement is part of the Lenart industrial zone. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
The name Spodnji Porčič literally means 'lower Porčič', differentiating the settlement from neighboring Zgornji Porčič (literally, 'upper Porčič') and Stari Porčič (literally, 'old Porčič', a hamlet of Zgornji Porčič). The name Porčič was first attested in written sources in 1338 as Purchstal (and as Purkstal in 1419, Purckstall and Purgstal in 1445, and Purgstoll and Burgstall in 1763–87). The name is believed to derive from Middle High German burcstal (cf. modern German Burgstall), meaning '(elevated) fortification'. This may refer to a manor owned by the Stubenberg noble family that formerly stood in Spodnji Porčič, or to prehistoric fortifications. The Slovenian name Porčič may be derived from the German name as a diminutized hypocorism (Purg- > *Porgec > *Porgčič > Porčič).[3]
An Eneolithic settlement has been identified near the settlement. It has yet to be investigated further and its extent has not been determined. It is a relatively rare site from this period in Slovenia and the archaeological level is relatively undisturbed.[4]
Notable people that were born or lived in Spodnji Porčič include: