| Official Name: | Nova Štifta |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| 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: | Savinja |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gornji Grad |
| Area Total Km2: | 34.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 593 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2793°N 14.7763°W |
| Elevation M: | 476.1 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Nova Štifta (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈnoːʋa ˈʃtiːfta/) is a settlement in the Upper Dreta Valley in the Municipality of Gornji Grad in Slovenia. It is made up of three hamlets: Šmiklavž, Tirosek, and Zgornji Dol (formerly known as Štajngrob).[2] The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]
The parish church in the settlement is a popular pilgrimage church. It is known as Our Lady, Star of the Sea Church (Slovenian: Cerkev sv. Marije Zvezde) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It has a large nave with three chapels on either side and two belfries on its western facade. It was built until 1854 by the master builder Matej Medved on the site of a former three-nave Renaissance church, which burnt in fire in 1850. A second church in the hamlet of Šmiklavž is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is octagonal in its floor plan with an added belfry and two rectangular chapels. It was built between 1869 and 1872.[4] The third church stands in Zgornji Dol and is dedicated to the Presentation of Mary. It was erected in the early 16th century and redesigned in the 19th century.[5] [6]