| Official Name: | Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici |
| Other Name: | Videm ob Ščavnici (until 1997) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mura |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.61 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 209 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.5683°N 16.0203°W |
| Elevation M: | 234.1 |
Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici (pronounced as /sl/; de|St. Georgen an der Stainz) is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici. It lies on the Ščavnica River in the region known as Prlekija. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.[2]
The settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1680 under name Videm (borrowed from Middle High German videme 'church property'—originally, 'property left by the deceased to the church').[3] The settlement was known as Videm ob Ščavnici (literally, 'church property on the Ščavnica River') until 1997. Mistakenly assuming that the name had been changed from a religious name under communist Yugoslavia, the municipal authorities changed it to match the parish name Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici (literally, 'Saint George on the Ščavnica River') on January 22, 1997.[4] [5] [6]
The local parish church is dedicated to Saint George (sl|Sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It dates to the 13th century with numerous rebuildings, adaptations, and renovations over the following centuries.[7]
Notable people that were born or lived in Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici include: