| Official Name: | Sveti Janez |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bohinj |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2792°N 13.8869°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 530 |
Sveti Janez (pronounced as /sl/, de|Sankt Johann am See[2] [3] [4]) is a former village in the Municipality of Bohinj. It is now part of the village of Ribčev Laz.[5] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.
Sveti Janez is located in a clearing on a terrace above Lake Bohinj.[1] [5]
The name Sveti Janez means 'Saint John' and refers to the church on the lakeshore in the settlement.
Together with Sveti Duh and Ribčev Laz, Sveti Janez was historically part of the village of Polje.[1] [6] A lakeside hotel was built in the settlement in the 19th century.[7] Sveti Janez was primarily a summer vacation settlement in the first half of the 20th century.[1] Sveti Janez was deemed annexed by Polje in 1952, ending any existence it had as a separate settlement.[8]
The church in Sveti Janez is dedicated to the John the Baptist and stands on the east shore of Lake Bohinj. The church was originally built in the Gothic style, and it has an open portico and a bell tower with a Baroque roof. The church is a single-naved structure with gilded altars, and it was painted with Gothic frescoes multiple times.[9]