Šmarje, Ajdovščina Explained

Official Name:Šmarje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ajdovščina
Area Total Km2:5.81
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:197
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8483°N 13.8519°W
Elevation M:215.3
Footnotes:[1]

Šmarje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʃmaːɾjɛ/) is a settlement in the hills southwest of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. As well as the main village of Šmarje, it includes three smaller hamlets: Potok, Hrastje, and Jakulini.[2]

The parish church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to the Holy Name of Mary and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.ajdovscina.si/index.php?&vie=ctl&gr1=mnkKs&gr2=&id=2004102810520821 Ajdovščina municipal site
  3. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches