Ponikva pri Žalcu (pronounced [ˈpoːnikʋa pɾi ˈʒaːu̯tsu]) is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia.

It lies in the Ložnica Hills (Slovene: Ložniško gričevje) northwest of Žalec.

The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

[3] The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Pancras (Slovene: sveti Pankracij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje.

[4] This article about the Municipality of Žalec in Slovenia is a stub.