Šentjernej

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Šentjernej
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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; 15.33611Coordinates: 45°50′20″N 15°20′10″E / 45.83889°N 15.33611°E / 45.83889; 15.33611
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŠentjernej
Area
[1]
 • Total2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Elevation
198.8 m (652.2 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total1,434
 • 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. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b "Naselje Šentjernej". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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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