Velika Polana (pronounced [ˈʋeːlika ˈpoːlana]; Hungarian: Nagypalina[2]) is a town in Slovenia.

The house where he was born (which is also the tourist information office) can be visited.

[3] The village is surrounded by fenland and fields of sunflowers, pumpkins, and wheat.

Črnec Creek, a tributary of the Ledava, flows past the settlement.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota.