Šentjernej
| Šentjernej Občina Šentjernej | |
|---|---|
| Town and Municipality | |
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 Location of the Municipality of Šentjernej in Slovenia | |
  Šentjernej Location of the Town of Šentjernej in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′N 15°20′E / 45.833°N 15.333°ECoordinates: 45°50′N 15°20′E / 45.833°N 15.333°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Radko Luzar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.0 km2 (37.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,583 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Šentjernej (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtjɛːɾnɛi̯] or [ʃənˈtjɛːɾnɛi̯]; in older sources also Šent Jernej,[2] German: Sankt Bartlmä[2]) is a small town and a municipality in southeastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part 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
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 72.
- ↑ Šentjernej municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 2433
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