Šmarjeta (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 82.) is a village in the

Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice The Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice () is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šmarješke Toplice. The municipality is now included in the Southeast S ...

in southeastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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. The village includes the hamlet of Dolenja Vas (, ), formerly an independent village. The local

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from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Margaret () and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto The Diocese of Novo Mesto (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Novo Mesto in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Ljubljana in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as ...

. It was built between 1910 and 1927 on the site of an earlier building.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Šmarjeta include: * (1917–2008), literary historian, lexicographer, and educator * (1900–1963), Slovenian ethnographer, builder and ornamental painter * (1825–1887), priest and writer

References

External links

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Šmarjeta on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice {{SmarjeskeToplice-geo-stub