Šentjernej

Šentjernej
Coat of arms of Šentjernej
Coat of arms
Šentjernej is located in Slovenia
Šentjernej
Šentjernej
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′20″N 15°20′10″E / 45.83889°N 15.33611°E / 45.83889; 15.33611
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŠentjernej
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Elevation
198.8 m (652.2 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
1,434
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

Šentjernej (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtjɛːɾnɛi̯] or [ʃənˈtjɛːɾnɛi̯]; in older sources also Šent Jernej,[2] German: Sankt Bartlmä[2]) is a small town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šentjernej. It lies in the center of the Šentjernej Plain (Slovene: Šentjernejsko polje), which is part of the larger Krka Flat (Slovene: Krška ravan). The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

The parish church, from which the town also gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew (Slovene: 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.[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

Šentjernej is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Naselje Šentjernej". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 72.
  3. ^ Municipality of Šentjernej website
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 2433


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