Šentjur (
or ; german: Sankt Georgen) is a town in eastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It is the
seat, and largest settlement, of the
Municipality of Šentjur
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
. The town lies on the
Voglajna River east southeast of
Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the
Savinja Statistical Region
The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly c ...
, which is in the
Slovenian portion of the historical
Duchy of Styria.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Jurij pri Celju'' (literally, 'Saint George near Celje') to ''Šentjur pri Celju'' in 1952. The town was renamed again from ''Šentjur pri Celju'' to ''Šentjur'' in 1990.
Church
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ...
( sl, sveti Jurij, colloquially ''šent Jur(ij)'') and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built between 1708 and 1721.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3041
References
External links
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Šentjur on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjur
Cities and towns in Styria (Slovenia)
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