Šentjošt nad Horjulom (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtjóːʃt nat xɔˈɾjúːlɔm, ʃənˈ-]; German: Sankt Jobst[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

The name Šentjošt is a fused compound of šent 'saint, holy' (< Latin sanctus[5]) and Jošt 'Judoc(us), Josse'[6] and is derived from the local church dedicated to the same saint.

[10] Archaeological finds in Šentjošt nad Horjulom include two silver bracelets from the early Slavic period.

[4] Šentjost nad Horjulom was the site where the first Village Guard (Slovene: Vaška straža) was founded in Slovenia in July 1942.

[15] The religious heritage in Šentjošt nad Horjulom consists of two churches and several wayside shrines.

It stands in the center of the village, south of Saint Josse's Church, and was declared a cultural monument in 2005.