Šentjur
Šentjur 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.
Name
In older sources, the name of the town appears as Sveti Jurij ob Južni Železnici, referring to its location along the Austrian Southern Railway from 1846 onward. The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jurij pri Celju 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 and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built between 1708 and 1721.Notable residents
Notabvle people that were born or lived in Šentjur include the following:- Dušan Kveder, communist politician
- Albin Paradiž, painter