Šentjur

Šentjur (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtjùːɾ] ^ⓘ or [ʃənˈtjùːɾ]; German: Sankt Georgen^[3]) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.^[4]

Šentjur Sveti Jurij pri Celju (until 1952) Šentjur pri Celju (1952–1990)
Town
From top, left to right: Overview of Šentjur, View from a hill, Railway Station, Town Center, Old Locomotive
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Šentjur Location of the town of Šentjur in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′3.31″N 15°23′45.53″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Šentjur
Elevation	262.5 m (861.2 ft)
Population  (2020)[1][2]
• Total	4,940
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	CE
Climate	Cfb

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jurij pri Celju (literally, 'Saint George near Celje') to Šentjur pri Celju in 1952.^[5] The town was renamed again from Šentjur pri Celju to Šentjur in 1990.^[6]

Church

The parish church, which the settlement gets its name from, 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.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1948	655	—
1953	759	+15.9%
1961	888	+17.0%
1971	1,331	+49.9%
1981	2,101	+57.9%
1991	4,526	+115.4%
2002	4,723	+4.4%
2011	4,762	+0.8%
2021	4,927	+3.5%
Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.

Notable residents

• Dušan Kveder

References

1. Razpotnik, Barica (2020-06-08). "On 1 January 2020, 2,095,861 residents of Slovenia lived in 5,978 settlements; 57 settlements were unpopulated" (Press release). Ljubljana: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2021-01-10. final data (XLS attachment)
2. Prebivalci po spolu, občine in naselja, Slovenija, 1. januar 2020 [Population by sex, municipalities and resorts, Slovenia, 1 January 2020]. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (XLS) (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-10. (note: for Šentjur, the municipality is at code 120, followed immediately by its settlements at codes 120001–120121)
3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 41.
4. Šentjur municipal site Archived 2011-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
6. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (in Slovene)
7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3041.

External links

• Media related to Šentjur at Wikimedia Commons
• Šentjur on Geopedia