Spodnji Jernej
Spodnji Jernej is a settlement in the hills northeast of Loče in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. In 1999 a part of the settlement was administratively separated to form the new settlement of Štajerska Vas.Name
In 1999, the settlement's name was changed from Kravjek to Spodnji Jernej. The name Kravjek refers to a place where cows were raised, but is also a variant form of the word kravjak 'cow pie'. The name Spodnji Jernej refers to the village's elevation in comparison to neighboring Sveti Jernej, which lies about higher.
