Šentjur ( or ; german: Sankt Georgen) is a town in eastern

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. It is the

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, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of

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. 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 The Duchy of Styria (german: Herzogtum Steiermark; sl, Vojvodina Štajerska; hu, Stájer Hercegség) was a duchy located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia. It was a part of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 18 ...

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

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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 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from ...

. 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) {{ŠentjurpriCelju-geo-stub