Saint Walpurga
Valburga was attested in written sources in 1324 as "Sand Walpurch" (and as "Sand Walpurgen" in 1327 and "apud Sanctam Walpurgam" in 1355). It is named after Saint Walpurga, the patron of the local church. Locally, the settlement is known as "Šentomperga". The name of the settlement was changed from "Sveta Valburga" (literally, 'Saint Walpurga') to "Valburga" (literally, 'Walpurga') in 1952. 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. In the past the German name was "Sankt Walburga".