Šmarje–Sap (; sl, Šmarje - Sap) is a settlement in 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 ...

in central

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. The area is part of the historical 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 ...

. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

Šmarje–Sap is a compound name. The first part of the name, ''Šmarje'', was attested in 1347 as ''sand Marien'' (and as ''sancta Maria'' in 1349 and ''Smariach'' in 1436, among other names). It is a contraction of the old locative form ''*šent Marije'' '(at) Saint Mary', referring to the local church. The second part of the name, ''Sap'', was attested in 1763–1787 as ''Sapp oder Ispe'' (the latter is a genitive form, ''iz Spa'' 'from Sap'). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun ''sap'' 'embankment'.

History

Šmarje–Sap was created as a settlement in 1961 through the merger of the formerly separate villages of Šmarje and

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 ...

Landmarks

The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( sl, Nadškofija Ljubljana, la, Archidioecesis Labacensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia.Romanesque building that was extended and restyled over the centuries. A defence tower that was part of a defence enclosure round the church erected to protect the local population against Ottoman raids survives.

References

External links

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Šmarje–Sap on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Grosuplje {{Grosuplje-geo-stub