Šentjur
Šentjur (or; in older sources Sveti Jurij ob Južni Železnici, Sankt Georgen an der Südbahn) 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.
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Šentjur (or; in older sources Sveti Jurij ob Južni Železnici, Sankt Georgen an der Südbahn) 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.
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Jeannette Ipavec Čampa
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https://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:doc-W8333JNR "Slovenka". Kmetijske in rokodelske novice. Letnik 20, Številka 50. Jožef Blaznik. 10.12.1862. str.5
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Jeannette Ipavec Čampa
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https://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:doc-W8333JNR "Slovenka". Kmetijske in rokodelske novice. Letnik 20, Številka 50. Jožef Blaznik. 10.12.1862. str.5
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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 — Šentjur • Other Name — Sveti Jurij pri Celju (until 1952) Šentjur pri Celju (1952–1990) • Native Name Lang — sl • Settlement Type — Town • Image Caption — From top, left to right: Overview of Šentjur, St. George's Church, Railway Station, Town Center, Old Locomotive • Image Flag — Flag of Šentjur.svg • Image Shield — Coat of arms of Šentjur.svg • Pushpin Map — Slovenia • Pushpin Label Position — left • Pushpin Map Caption — Location of the town of Šentjur in Slovenia • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Traditional region • Subdivision Name1 — Styria • Subdivision Type2 — Statistical region • Subdivision Name2 — Savinja • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name3 — Šentjur • Unit Pref — Metric • Elevation M — 262.5 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 4,940 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +01 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +02 • Postal Code — 3230 Šentjur • Registration Plate — CE • Blank Name — Climate • Blank Info — Cfb Šentjur (or; in older sources Sveti Jurij ob Južni Železnici, Sankt Georgen an der Südbahn) 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
Name
In older sources, the name of the town appears as Sveti Jurij ob Južni Železnici (literally, 'Saint George on the Southern Railway'), referring to its location along the Austrian Southern Railway from 1846 onward. 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
Church
The parish church, which the settlement gets its name from, is dedicated to Saint George (sveti Jurij, colloquially šent Jur(ij)) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built between 1708 and 1721.
Notable residents
Notable residents
Notabvle people that were born or lived in Šentjur include the following: • Jeannette Ipavec Čampa (1817–1911), landowner, poet • Dušan Kveder (1915–1966), communist politician • Albin Paradiž (1879–1910), painter
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