Šmarata (, german: Sankt Margarethen, it, Santa Margherita (di Olisa)) is a village south of

Stari Trg pri Ložu Stari Trg pri Ložu (; sl, Stari trg pri Ložu, german: Altenmarkt, it, Borgovecchio d'Olisa) is a settlement and the administrative seat of the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography The territory of S ...

in the

Municipality of Loška Dolina The Municipality of Loška Dolina (; sl, Občina Loška dolina) is a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Inner Carniola traditional region. Snežnik Castle and Cross Cave are located in the municipality. Its municipal seat is the town of ...

in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Šmarata was attested in written records in 1275 as ''villa S. Margarite'' (and as ''circa sanctam Margareta'' in 1327, and ''Sand Margreten pey Sneperch'' in 1363). The name ''Šmarata'' is a contraction of ''*Š(ent)-Margareta'' ' Saint Margaret' (with development of ''Margareta'' > ''Marjeta''), referring to the local church. In the local dialect, the village is known as ''Šmorata''.

Church

The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Margaret ( sl, sveta Marjeta) and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg.Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
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External links

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Šmarata on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Loška Dolina {{LoškaDolina-geo-stub