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🇸🇮 Šentjur (Sankt Georgen) 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 south-east 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.
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 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.
Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Šentjur, the municipality also includes the following settlements: • Bezovje pri Šentjurju • Bobovo pri Ponikvi • Boletina • Botričnica • Brdo • Brezje ob Slomu • Bukovje pri Slivnici • Cerovec • Črnolica • Dobje pri Lesičnem • Dobovec pri Ponikvi • Dobrina • Dole • Dolga Gora • Doropolje • Dramlje • Drobinsko • Golobinjek pri Planini • Gorica pri Slivnici • Goričica • Grobelno • Grušce • Hotunje • Hrastje • Hruševec • Hrušovje • Jakob pri Šentjurju • Jarmovec • Javorje • Jazbin Vrh • Jazbine • Jelce • Kalobje • Kameno • Kostrivnica • Košnica • Krajnčica • Krivica • Laze pri Dramljah • Loka pri Žusmu • Lokarje • Loke pri Planini • Lopaca • Lutrje • Marija Dobje • Okrog • Osredek • Ostrožno pri Ponikvi • Paridol • Planina pri Sevnici • Planinca • Planinska Vas • Planinski Vrh • Pletovarje • Podgaj • Podgrad • Podlešje • Podlog pod Bohorjem • Podpeč nad Marofom • Podpeč pri Šentvidu • Podvine • Ponikva • Ponkvica • Prapretno • Primož pri Šentjurju • Proseniško • Rakitovec • Razbor • Repno • Rifnik • Sele • Slatina pri Ponikvi • Slivnica pri Celju • Sotensko pod Kalobjem • Spodnje Slemene • Srževica • Stopče • Straška Gorca • Straža na Gori • Svetelka • Šedina • Šentvid pri Planini • Šibenik • Tajhte • Tratna ob Voglajni • Tratna pri Grobelnem • Trno • Trnovec pri Dramljah • Trška Gorca • Turno • Uniše • Vejice • Vezovje • Visoče • Vodice pri Kalobju • Vodice pri Slivnici • Vodruž • Voduce • Vodule • Voglajna • Vrbno • Zagaj pri Ponikvi • Zalog pod Uršulo • Zgornje Selce • Zgornje Slemene • Zlateče pri Šentjurju • Žegar.

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Šentjur has a population of over 4,940 people. Šentjur also forms the centre of the wider Šentjur Municipality which has a population of over 19,225 people. It is also a part of the larger Savinja Region. Šentjur is situated south-east of Celje.

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