| 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: | Lower Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Grosuplje |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.9761°N 14.6111°W |
| Elevation M: | 353 |
Šmarje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʃmaːɾjɛ/, German: Sankt Marein[1]) is a formerly independent settlement in the western part of the settlement of Šmarje–Sap in central Slovenia.[2] It belongs to the Municipality of Grosuplje. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The settlement was attested in 1347 as sand Marien (and as sancta Maria in 1349 and Smariach in 1436, among other names). The Slovene name Šmarje is a contraction of the old locative form *šent Marije '(at) Saint Mary', referring to the local church.[4]
Šmarje had a population of 160 living in 32 houses in 1870,[5] 146 living in 29 houses in 1880,[6] 145 living in 29 houses in 1890,[7] and 170 living in 30 houses in 1900.[1] Šmarje was merged with the neighboring village of Sap in 1961 to create the settlement of Šmarje–Sap, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[8]
Notable people that were born or lived in Šmarje include the following: