Šmarje (;
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 74.]) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Šentjernej
The Municipality of Šentjernej ( or ; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šentjernej. Šentjernej became a municipality in . It borders Croatia.
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in southeastern
Slovenia
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. It is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region in Slovenia
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and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
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.
The local
church
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Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
from which the settlement gets its name is built on the eastern outskirts of the settlement and is dedicated to the
Nativity of Mary
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The modern Biblical canon does not record Mary's birth. The ...
. It belongs to the
Parish
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of Šentjernej. It is an originally
Gothic building remodelled in 1871. Its main
altar
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dates to the early 18th century and the side altars are from the 19th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2440
References
External links
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Šmarje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjernej
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