Šentvid pri Stični ( or ; Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 102–103.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.Ivančna Gorica municipal site In addition to the sections of the main settlement known as Stari Trg () and Zadolžna Vas (), it includes the hamlets of Travnik, Sveti Rok (), Omotce, Postaja Šentvid, and Marof.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 152–153.
Churches The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Vitus () and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1136. A second church on a hill just south of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch and dates to the 17th century.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Šentvid pri Stični include: (1856–1936), educator Marko Gerbec (1658–1718), physician Ivan Janežič (1855–1922), priest Josip Korban (1883–1966), youth writer Franc Ksaver Kutnar (1793–1846), prince-bishop (1865–1951), politician Ivan Markelj (1852–1903), educator (1817–1898), priest, Franciscan friar Janez Stritar (1818–1882), priest, religious writer (1870–1956), veterinary physician Ivan Vencajz (1844–1913), lawyer, judge, politician Janko Vencajz (1872–1895), historian Stanko Vurnik (1898–1952), art historian, ethnologist, musicologist
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Šentvid pri Stični on Geopedia