Municipality of Šentjernej

{{Short description|Municipality of Slovenia}}

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| name = Municipality of Šentjernej

| native_name = Občina Šentjernej

| native_name_lang = sl

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Sentjernej-Slovenia.jpg

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| image_shield = Šentjernej.png

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| image_map = Obcine Slovenija 2006 Sentjernej.svg

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| map_caption = Location of the Municipality of Šentjernej in Slovenia

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| coordinates = {{coord|45|49|N|15|20|E|region:SI_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Slovenia}}

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Jože Simončič

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes ={{cite web |title=Občina Šentjernej |url=https://www.stat.si/obcine/sl/Municip/Index/169 |website=Statistični urad Republike Slovenije |access-date=March 12, 2020}}

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| area_total_km2 = 96.0

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| population_total = 7107

| population_as_of = July 1, 2018

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +01

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +02

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The Municipality of Šentjernej ({{IPA|sl|ʃɛnˈtjɛːɾnɛi̯|pron}} or {{IPA|sl|ʃənˈtjɛːɾnɛi̯|}}; {{langx|sl|Občina Šentjernej}}) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šentjernej. Šentjernej became a municipality in {{start date and age|1994|p=y}}.{{cite book |title=Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah |date=2007 |publisher=Statistični urad Republike Slovenije |location=Ljubljana |page=129 |url=https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/File/DocSysFile/1290 |access-date=April 22, 2020}} It borders Croatia.