Šenčur (in older sources also Šentjur, Sankt Georgen or Sankt Georgen im Felde ) is a settlement in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šenčur.
Šenčur was mentioned in written sources in 1221 as de Sancto Georio (and as ad sanctum Georium and ecclesiam sancti Georgii in 1238, and as aput Sanctum Georium in 1264). The Slovene name Šentčur is a contraction of the colloquial name for Saint George, the patron saint of the local church: šent Jur > *Šenťur > Šenčur. In the past, the settlement was known as Sankt Georgen (im Felde) in German.
