| Official Name: | Podšentjur |
| Other Name: | Šent Jurij (until 1955) |
| 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: | Lower Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Sava |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Litija |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.91 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 69 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.0724°N 14.8175°W |
| Elevation M: | 249.8 |
| Postal Code: | 1270 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Podšentjur (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔtʃɛnˈtjuːɾ/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔtʃənˈtjuːɾ/; German: Sankt Georgen[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]
The name of the settlement was changed from Šent Jurij (literally, 'Saint George') to Podšentjur (literally, 'below Saint George') 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.[4] [5] [6] In the 19th century the German name was Sankt Georgen.[2]
The local church is dedicated to Saint George (Slovenian: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Litija. It was built in the 17th century.[7]