Šmarje (, german: Sankt Marein
) is a formerly independent settlement in the western part of the settlement of
Šmarje–Sap
Šmarje–Sap (; sl, Šmarje - Sap) is a settlement in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Na ...
in central
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
.
It belongs to the
Municipality of Grosuplje
The Municipality of Grosuplje (; sl, Občina Grosuplje) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Grosuplje. It lies just south of the capital Ljubljana in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is ...
. It is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region.
Geography
Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the no ...
and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...
.
Name
The settlement was attested in 1347 as ''sand Marien'' (and as ''sancta Maria'' in 1349 and ''Smariach'' in 1436, among other names). The Slovene name ''Šmarje'' is a contraction of the old locative form ''*šent Marije'' '(at) Saint Mary', referring to the local church.
[Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 415.]
History
Šmarje had a population of 160 living in 32 houses in 1870,
146 living in 29 houses in 1880,
145 living in 29 houses in 1890,
and 170 living in 30 houses in 1900.
Šmarje was merged with the neighboring village of
Sap
Sap is a fluid transported in xylem cells (vessel elements or tracheids) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. These cells transport water and nutrients throughout the plant.
Sap is distinct from latex, resin, or cell sap; it is a separa ...
in 1961 to create the settlement of Šmarje–Sap, ending its existence as a separate settlement.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Šmarje include the following:
*Jožef Ambrožič (1737 – after 1793), religious poet
*Konrad Črnologar (1860–1904), historian, lived the last years of his life in Šmarje
*Jožef Kerčon (1821–1903), religious writer
*Ivan Lah (1881–1938), writer, lived in Šmarje in his youth
*Gilbert Martinic (1752–1809), religious writer
*Anton Medved (1869–1910), poet and playwright, lived in Šmarje from 1894 to 1896
*Stane Mikuž (1913–1985), art historian
*Janez Perovšek, nom de guerre Pelko (1921–1993), children's writer and journalist
*Ivan Zorman (1889–1957), poet, translator, and composer
*Janez Zupančič (1819–1895), religious writer
References
External links
*
Šmarje on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Grosuplje