Vevče (pronounced [ˈʋeːu̯tʃɛ]; in older sources also Velče[2]) is a formerly independent settlement in the eastern part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia.

[3] Vevče is a dense industrialized settlement south of Polje on both sides of the Ljubljanica River, but mostly on the left bank.

[4] The paper factory in Vevče, which stands on both side of the Ljubljanica, was founded by the Slovene industrialist and politician Fidelis Terpinc (1799–1875).

[6] The rags used as raw material for the paper were warehoused at Fužine Castle (German: Kaltenbrunn)[2] until the 1895 Ljubljana earthquake, when the warehouse was also transferred to Vevče.

After the Second World War, there was extensive construction in Vevče, including apartment buildings on the north side of the settlement, resulting in the formation of an area known as Na griču (literally, 'On the Hill').