Šentjur


Town in Styria, Slovenia




















Šentjur


Sveti Jurij pri Celju (until 1952)
Šentjur pri Celju (1952–1990)

Town

Šentjur
Šentjur



Šentjur is located in Slovenia

Šentjur

Šentjur



Location of the town of Šentjur in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°13′3.31″N 15°23′45.53″E / 46.2175861°N 15.3959806°E / 46.2175861; 15.3959806Coordinates: 46°13′3.31″N 15°23′45.53″E / 46.2175861°N 15.3959806°E / 46.2175861; 15.3959806
Country
 Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityŠentjur
Elevation

262.5 m (861.2 ft)
Population
(2002)[1]

 • Total4,723
Time zone
UTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02 (CEST)
ClimateCfb

Šentjur (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtjuːɾ] (About this soundlisten) or [ʃənˈtjuːɾ]; German: Sankt Georgen bei Cilli) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east of Celje. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]




Contents





  • 1 Name


  • 2 Church


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Name


The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jurij pri Celju (literally, 'Saint George near Celje') to Šentjur pri Celju in 1952.[3] The town was renamed again from Šentjur pri Celju to Šentjur in 1990.[4]



Church


The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij, colloquially šent Jur(ij)) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built between 1708 and 1721.[5]



References




  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002


  2. ^ Šentjur municipal site Archived 2011-01-15 at the Wayback Machine


  3. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


  4. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (in Slovene)


  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3041




External links




  • Šentjur on Geopedia

  • Municipality of Šentjur portal








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