| Official Name: | Sveti Tomaž |
| Other Name: | Tomaž pri Ormožu (1955–1993) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Town of Sveti Tomaž in Slovenia |
| Coordinates: | 46.4833°N 16.0794°W |
| 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: | Sveti Tomaž |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 294.7 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 254 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +01 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02 |
Sveti Tomaž (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋeːti tɔˈmaːʃ/) is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sveti Tomaž. It lies in the Prlekija Hills and was part of the Municipality of Ormož until 2006. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Tomaž pri Ormožu (literally, 'Saint Thomas near Ormož') to Tomaž pri Ormožu (literally, 'Thomas near Ormož') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. The name was changed to Sveti Tomaž in 1993.[3] [4] [5]
The local parish church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Thomas. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built between 1715 and 1727.[6]