| Official Name: | Orehovec |
| Other Name: | Šent Janž pri Podčetrtku (until 1955) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Šmarje pri Jelšah |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.39 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 66 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.1786°N 15.5278°W |
| Elevation M: | 403.3 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Orehovec (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Šent Janž pri Podčetrtku (literally, 'Saint John near Podčetrtek') to Orehovec (literally, 'walnut-place') 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.[3] [4] [5]
The local church is dedicated to the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Sveti Štefan pri Žusmu. It is a Late Gothic church that was extended in the 18th century.[6]