| Official Name: | Smrje |
| 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: | Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 122 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.5942°N 14.1874°W |
| Elevation M: | 467.5 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Smrje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsməɾjɛ/; Italian: Smeria) is a village south of Prem in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
The name Smrje is probably derived from *Smьrďane, a plural demonym from the Slavic common noun *smьrdъ 'simple man'. However, it may also be derived from the identical Slavic common noun *smьrdъ 'juniper' and may therefore refer to the local vegetation.[3]
Smrje is the site of five known mass graves or unmarked graves the end of the Second World War. They all contain the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. The Ravence Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Ravence) is located in a meadow 1100m (3,600feet) south of Smrje and contains the remains of three soldiers.[4] The Ločice 1 Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Ločice 1) lies in a swampy meadow 750m (2,460feet) south of the village and contains the remains of two soldiers.[5] The adjacent Ločice 2 Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Ločice 2) lies on the edge of the meadow and contains the remains of 10 or 11 soldiers.[6] The Breg Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Breg) is located about 250m (820feet) northwest of the church and about 200m (700feet) north of the house at Smrje no. 5, and contains the remains of one soldier.[7] The Rob Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Rob) is located on the edge of a meadow 1km (01miles) southeast of the village and contains the remains of one soldier.[8]
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Prem.[9]