| Official Name: | Šentanel |
| Other Name: | Št. Danijel (until 1955), Spodnja Jamnica (1955–1970) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Carinthia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carinthia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Prevalje |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.45 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 179 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.5727°N 14.8756°W |
| Elevation M: | 681.4 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Šentanel (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʃɛnˈtaːnɛu̯/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /ʃənˈtaːnɛu̯/) is a settlement in the hills northwest of Prevalje in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Šent Danijel (literally, '"Saint" Daniel') to Spodnja Jamnica (literally, 'lower cave') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. The name Šent Danijel was restored in a contracted form in 1970 as Šentanel.[3] [4] [5]
The parish church, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to the Prophet Daniel. The current building was built in 1865 but remains of the original 12th-century building are visible in the belfry.[6]