Šmarje (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾjɛ]; German: Sankt Marein[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Šmarje
Šmarje is located in Slovenia
Šmarje
Šmarje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′38.13″N 15°20′32.46″E / 45.8272583°N 15.3423500°E / 45.8272583; 15.3423500
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŠentjernej
Area
 • Total0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total116
[1]

The local church from which the settlement gets its name is built on the eastern outskirts of the settlement and is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary. It belongs to the Parish of Šentjernej. It is an originally Gothic building remodelled in 1871. Its main altar dates to the early 18th century and the side altars are from the 19th century.[4]

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 74.
  3. ^ Šentjernej municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2440

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