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Šentjurij na Dolenjskem
Šentjurij na Dolenjskem
	Šentjurij na Dolenjskem Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°52′37″N 15°6′29.06″E / 45.87694°N 15.1080722°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Mirna Peč
Area
• Total	0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation	289.9 m (951.1 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	73

Šentjurij na Dolenjskem (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtjuːɾii̯ na dɔˈleːnskɛm]) is a village in the Municipality of Mirna Peč in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.^[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Šent Jurij to Šentjurij na Dolenjskem in 1955.^[3]

Church

The local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Mirna Peč. It dates to the late 16th century with some later adaptations.^[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Šentjurij na Dolenjskem include:

Tone Pavček (1928–2011), poet

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Mirna Peč municipal site
^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
^ "EŠD 2042". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 April 2011.