The Municipality of Šentrupert () is a municipality in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šentrupert. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.Šentrupert municipal site
Šentrupert was established on 14 June 2006. Before that date, it was a local community within the Municipality of Trebnje.
On 15 April 2010, the municipal councillors adopted a coat of arms and flag proposed by Aleksander Hribovšek. The coat of arms was based upon that posthumously and fictitiously attributed to Hemma of Gurk and that of the family of Barbo von Waxenstein. It consists of a lion or (gold) on a field azure (blue) holding a crescent argent (silver) in its right paw.
Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Šentrupert, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Bistrica Brinje Dolenje Jesenice Draga pri Šentrupertu Gorenje Jesenice Hom Hrastno Kamnje Kostanjevica Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu Okrog Prelesje Ravne nad Šentrupertom Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu Ravnik Roženberk Škrljevo Slovenska Vas Straža Trstenik Vesela Gora Vrh Zabukovje Zaloka
References
External links
Municipality of Šentrupert on Geopedia Šentrupert municipal site