Jurklošter

Jurklošter (pronounced [ˈjuːɾklɔʃtəɾ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern Slovenia.

[2] The settlement was first attested around 1145 as Geyrowe (later forms: de Giurio, Gyriov, Geyrach), all referring to the Slovenian prefix Jur- '(Saint) George'.

The suffix -klošter means 'monastery' and the name Jurklošter therefore refers to a religious edifice dedicated to Saint George.

[5] It was the site of a large charterhouse (Carthusian monastery), of which the parish church, a later mansion and a defence tower remain.

The church is dedicated to Saint Maurice and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje.