Šmarčna (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾtʃna]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2] The settlement includes the hamlet of Gomila (or Spodnji Erkenštajn, German: Unteerckenstein,[3] Untererkenstein[4]).[5]
Šmarčna | |
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  Šmarčna Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′38.7″N 15°14′50.76″E / 46.044083°N 15.2474333°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Sevnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185.6 m (608.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 95 |
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History edit
Settlement of Šmarčna in prehistoric times is attested by Hallstatt culture finds. In the Middle Ages, Lower Erkenstin Castle (German: Untererkenstein, Slovene: Spodnji Erkenštajn) stood in the hamlet of Gomila. During the Second World War, the German authorities deported the population of the village and settled Gottschee Germans there. The village was burned one week before the end of the war.[5]
Mass grave edit
Šmarčna is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Šmarčna Čeček Field Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Šmarčna na čečkovi njivi) lies south of the settlement on a lot by the house at Šmarčna no. 2. It contains the remains of eight Ustaša soldiers killed in May 1945 while withdrawing towards Austria.[6]
Church edit
The local church is dedicated to Mary Help of Christians (Slovene: Marija Pomočnica) and belongs to the Parish of Boštanj. It was built in 1970 on the site of an older chapel that was incorporated into the new building.[7]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Sevnica municipal site
- ^ Topographia Ducatus Carnioliae modernae. Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. 284. 1679.
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 87.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 278.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Šmarčna na čečkovi njivi". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "EŠD 1659". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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