Ribnica na Pohorju

	Ribnica na Pohorju ; Reifnig am Bachern
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region	Koroška (Slovenian Carinthia)
Coordinates	46 ° 32 ' N , 15 ° 16' E Coordinates: 46 ° 32 '14 " N , 15 ° 16' 24" E
height	715 m. i. J.
surface	59.3 km²
Residents	1,180 (January 1, 2016)
Population density	20 inhabitants per km²
Post Code	2364
License Plate	SG
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Srečko Geč
Mailing address	Ribnica na Pohorju 1 ; 2364 Ribnica na Pohorju
Website	www.ribnicanapohorju.si

View of the village.

Ribnica na Pohorju ( German : Reifnig am Bachern ) is a former Styrian municipality that is now part of the Koroška region in Slovenia .

geography

Ribnica na Pohorju is located between the valley and the Velka Vuhreščica Valley entirely in Pohorje ( Pohorje ). The community is located away from major traffic routes, the next nationally significant road is the national road 1 "Marburger Straße" in the Drautal, which can be reached via a regional road to Podvelka or to Vuhred . The next larger cities are Slovenj Gradec in about 15 km as the crow flies and Maribor in about 30 km. There are connections to the railway network in Vuhred and Podvelka, each around 10 km away.

The highest point in the municipality is at 1541 m. i. J. the "Velika Kopa" in the southeastern municipality.

Community structure

The municipality comprises six localities. The German exonyms in brackets date from the middle of the 19th century and are no longer used today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2016):