| Official Name: | Primož pri Šentjurju |
| Other Name: | Sveti Primož (until 1955) |
| 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: | Savinja |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Šentjur |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.79 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Population Total: | 251 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2378°N 15.4001°W |
| Elevation M: | 288.9 |
| Footnotes: | [3] |
Primož pri Šentjurju (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpɾiːmɔʃ pɾi ʃɛnˈtjuːɾju/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpɾiːmɔʃ pɾi ʃənˈtjuːɾju/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur, eastern Slovenia. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.[4] The settlement includes the hamlets of Bozne, Brezne, Grabne, and Kote.[5]
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Primož (literally, 'Saint Primus') to Primož pri Šentjurju (literally, 'Primus near Šentjur') 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.[6] [7] [8]
The Roman road from Celeia to Poetovio ran past the settlement. A cache of weapons from antiquity has been found along the road.[5]
The local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Primus and Felicianus and belongs to the Parish of Šentjur. It was built in the early 18th century on the site of a 15th-century predecessor.[9] A church at the site was first mentioned in written sources in 1457, when annual fair rights were granted by Emperor Frederick III. The fair was moved to Šentjur in 1583, but then the two events were later combined at the church in Primož pri Šentjurju. The nave of the current structure was vaulted in the mid-18th century, and a bell tower was added in the first half of the 19th century. The main altar is from the second half of the 18th century, and the church also has a Baroque chalice from the mid-18th century. The side altars were created by Janez Rangus from Vojnik in 1853.[5]
Notable people that were born or lived in Primož pri Šentjurju include: