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]
History
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
Notable people that were born or lived in Šmarje include the following:
Jožef Ambrožič (1737 – after 1793), religious poet[2]
Konrad Črnologar (1860–1904), historian, lived the last years of his life in Šmarje[2]