Šentjur na Polju

Šentjur na Polju
Šentjur na Polju; Sveti Jurij pri Loki (until 1955)
	Šentjur na Polju Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°2′29.43″N15°13′52.11″E / 46.0415083°N 15.2311417°E Coordinates: 46°2′29.43″N15°13′52.11″E / 46.0415083°N 15.2311417°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Sevnica
Area
• Total	0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	89
	[1]

Last updated March 01, 2019

Šentjur na Polju (pronounced [sɛnˈtjuːɾ na ˈpoːlju] ) is a small village on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.^[2]

The Sava is a river in Central and Southeastern Europe, a right tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia, along the northern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and through Serbia, discharging into the Danube in Belgrade. Its central part is a natural border of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. The Sava forms the northern border of the Balkan Peninsula, and the southern edge of the Pannonian Plain.

The Municipality of Sevnica is a municipality along the Sava and the Mirna Rivers in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sevnica. Today it is part of the Lower Sava Statistical Region. It is the 12th-largest municipality by area in Slovenia.

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jurij pri Loki (literally, 'Saint George near Loka') to Šentjur na Polju in 1955.^[3]

Church

The local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene : sveti Jurij, contracted to Šentjur) and belongs to the Parish of Loka pri Zidanem Mostu. It is a medieval building with a Romanesque floor plan that was restyled in the Baroque in the 17th century.^[4]

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.

Saint George was a soldier of Palestinian and Greek origins and a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith. He became one of the most venerated saints and megalo-martyrs in Christianity, and was especially venerated by the Crusaders.

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References

↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
↑ Sevnica municipal site
↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
↑ "EŠD 3114". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Sevnica municipal site

[3] Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

[4] "EŠD 3114". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

Šentjur na Polju Sveti Jurij pri Loki (until 1955)

Šentjur na Polju Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°2′29.43″N15°13′52.11″E / 46.0415083°N 15.2311417°E / 46.0415083; 15.2311417 Coordinates: 46°2′29.43″N15°13′52.11″E / 46.0415083°N 15.2311417°E / 46.0415083; 15.2311417
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Sevnica
Area
• Total	0.94 km² (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	89
^[1]