Šentjernej, Southeast Slovenia Region, Slovenia

🇸🇮 Šentjernej is a small town in south-eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šentjernej. It lies in the centre of the Šentjernej Plain (Šentjernejsko polje), which is part of the larger Krka Flat (Krška ravan). The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Church The parish church, from which the town also gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew (sveti Jernej) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It is a Baroque building with remains of two earlier churches, one Romanesque from the 12th century and the other a 15th-century Gothic one, preserved in the floor of the current building. Two 18th-century side altars were brought to the church from the Cistercian monastery at Kostanjevica.

Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Šentjernej, the municipality also includes the following settlements: • Apnenik • Breška Vas • Brezje pri Šentjerneju • Čadraže • Cerov Log • Čisti Breg • Dobravica • Dolenja Brezovica • Dolenja Stara Vas • Dolenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju • Dolenje Mokro Polje • Dolenje Vrhpolje • Dolenji Maharovec • Drama • Drča • Gorenja Brezovica • Gorenja Gomila • Gorenja Stara Vas • Gorenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju • Gorenje Mokro Polje • Gorenje Vrhpolje • Gorenji Maharovec • Groblje pri Prekopi • Gruča • Hrastje • Hrvaški Brod • Imenje • Javorovica • Ledeča Vas • Loka • Mali Ban • Mihovica • Mihovo • Mršeča Vas • Orehovica • Ostrog • Polhovica • Prapreče pri Šentjerneju • Pristava pri Šentjerneju • Pristavica • Rakovnik • Razdrto • Roje • Sela pri Šentjerneju • Šentjakob • Šmalčja Vas • Šmarje • Tolsti Vrh • Veliki Ban • Volčkova Vas • Vratno • Vrbovice • Vrh pri Šentjerneju • Zameško • Zapuže • Žerjavin • Žvabovo