Sveti Štefan (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈʃteːfan]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia.

It lies in the hills south of Šmarje in the Kozje region (Slovene: Kozjansko).

The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.

[3][4][5] The local parish church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje.

[6] Notable people that were born or lived in Sveti Štefan include: This article about the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in Slovenia is a stub.