Šentjur na Polju


Šentjur na Polju 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.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jurij pri Loki to Šentjur na Polju in 1955.

Church

The local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint George 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.