Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 115.) is a formerly independent settlement in the northern part of the capital

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in central

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. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Geography

Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro is a clustered village at the southeast foot of

Mount Saint Mary Mount Saint Mary (, ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 115. or ''Kallenberg''), originally known as Holm, is an inselberg in the north o ...

along the road from

Tacen Tacen (; in older sources also ''Tacenj'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 114–115. ) is a formerly independent settlement in the n ...

to Vodice. It includes the hamlets of Pšatnik, Roje, Solzna Dolina, Kudrovec, and Blatna Vas. The soil is a mixture of sand and loam. The village's fields lie to the north, towards Vodice.

Name

Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro literally means 'Šmartno below Mount Saint Mary'. It is named after Saint Martin, the patron saint of the local church. It was attested in 1296 as ''Sanctus Martinus sub Monte Sancte Marie'' (and as ''Sand Marten'' in 1420, and ''Sand Martten pey der Saw'' in 1430). The name ''Šmartno'' is a result of contraction (''*šent Martìn'' 'Saint Martin' > ' > ''*Šmártən'') and the masculine form then underwent

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to a neuter noun.

History

A Sunday school was established in Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro in 1824 and met in a private house. A schoolhouse was built in 1866. It was greatly damaged in the

1895 Ljubljana earthquake An earthquake struck Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Carniola, a crown land of Austria-Hungary and the capital of modern-day Slovenia, on Easter Sunday, 14 April 1895. It was the most, and the last, destructive earthquake in ...

and replaced by a new building in 1898 (with war damage repaired in 1946). Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1983, ending its existence as an independent settlement.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

Church

The church in Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro is dedicated to Saint Martin. It was mentioned in 1296 as the seat of an independent parish. The current structure was created in 1842 by the master builder Matej Medved (1796–1865) according to plans by the engineer Simon Foyker from Ljubljana. The church contains paintings by Matija Bradaška (1852–1915) and Janez Šubic. The chancel was painted by Matej Langus (1792–1855), and the altars are the work of Andrej Rovšek Sr. (1836–1903).

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro include: *Franc Bukovec (1910–1942), Partisan and

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*Fran Jeriša (1829–1855), poet *Franc Lavtižar (1874–1930), schoolmaster and orchard specialist *Franc Šuštar (born 1923), mycologist and botanist

References

External links

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Šmartno pod Šmarno Goro on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smartno pod Smarno Goro Localities of Ljubljana Šmarna Gora District