Šentjur

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Šentjur (Script error: No such module "IPA". or Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx[1]) 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.[2]

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, which the settlement gets its name from, is dedicated to Saint George (Template:Langx, colloquially šent Jur(ij)) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built between 1708 and 1721.[5]<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".

Notable residents

References

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  2. Šentjur municipal site Template:Webarchive
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Template:In lang
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3041.

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External links

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