It is the seat of the Municipality of Ribnica na Pohorju.

[2] Ribnica was attested in written sources in 1266 as Reyvinich (and as Reivinich and Reyvenz in 1283, and Reiffnik in 1319).

[4] The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor.

[5] A second church near the settlement's main cemetery is dedicated to Saint Leonard and dates to the 15th century with 18th-century additions.

[6] This article about the Municipality of Ribnica na Pohorju in Slovenia is a stub.