| Official Name: | Šmarje pri Jelšah |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Savinja |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Šmarje pri Jelšah |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.94 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 1755 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2281°N 15.5182°W |
| Elevation M: | 234.1 |
| Registration Plate: | CE |
| Footnotes: | [2] |
Šmarje pri Jelšah (pronounced as /sl/; de|Sankt Marein bei Erlachstein[3]) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[4] The development of the settlement is associated with a medieval mansion known as Jelšingrad on a slight hill northwest of the town.[5]
The local parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary (sl|Sveta Marija Vnebovzeta) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It dates to the late 13th century with 18th- and 19th-century additions.[6]
The best-known landmark near the town is Saint Roch's Church in the settlement of Predenca south of the town and the series of chapels representing Calvary and the Stations of the Cross on the path leading up to the church from the town.[7]