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Šentjernej ( German: Sankt Barthlemä ) is a municipality in the Lower Carniola region of Slovenia.

Location and population

In the overall community 6,791 people live. The main town Šentjernej alone has 1,349 inhabitants. The municipality is situated on the Croatian border in the heavily forested mountains Gorjanci.

Districts of the total community

Apnenik, Breška vas, Brezje pri Šentjerneju, Cerov Log, Čadraže, CISTI Breg, Dobravica, Dolenja Brezovica, Dolenja Stara vas, Dolenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju, Dolenje Mokro Polje, Dolenje Vrhpolje, Dolenji Maharovec, Drama, Drča, Gorenja Brezovica, Gorenja Gomila, Gorenja Stara vas, Gorenje pri Gradišče Šentjerneju, Gorenje Mokro Polje, Gorenje Vrhpolje, Gorenji Maharovec, Groblje pri Prekopi, Gruca, Hrastje, Hrvaški Brod, Imenje, Javorovica, Ledeča vas, Loka, Mali Ban, Mihovica, Mihovo, Mršeča vas, Orehovica, Ostrog, Polhovica, Prapreče pri Šentjerneju, Pristava pri Šentjerneju, Pristavica, Rakovnik, Razdrto, Roje, Sela pri Šentjerneju, Šentjakob, Šentjernej Šmalčja vas, Šmarje, Tolsti Vrh, Veliki Ban, Volčkova vas, Vratno, Vrbovce, Vrh pri Šentjerneju, Zameško, Zapuže, Žerjavin, Žvabovo

History

By the end of the Habsburg Empire Šentjernej belonged to the crown land of Carniola, where Šentjernej formed its own community. This had been part of the judicial district of the district or country road Gurkfeld.

Worth seeing

Here in close proximity to Šentjernej is the only one in Slovenia still existing Charterhouse, Charterhouse Pleterje. founded in 1403 by Count Herman II of Celje. The damaged by the Turks raids monastery was then surrounded with a 3 m high wall. From 1595 to 1773 it was a Jesuit monastery; before 1899 bought the Carthusian church again in hand, it was privately owned.

Also close by is the picturesque castle Gracarjev turn and the open air museum. Traditions and crafts are shown in a 200 year-old farmhouse on the Šentjernej field.