Šmartno, Cerklje na Gorenjskem

Šmartno
Šmartno is located in Slovenia
Šmartno
Šmartno
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′48.37″N 14°30′56.26″E / 46.2467694°N 14.5156278°E / 46.2467694; 14.5156278
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityCerklje na Gorenjskem
Elevation
373.4 m (1,225.1 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
302
[1]

Šmartno (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾtnɔ]; German: Sankt Martin[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

Saint Martin's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Martin, giving the name to the village itself. It was first mentioned in written documents from 1387, but archaeological evidence shows it is built on the site of an early Christian church from Late Antiquity.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.
  3. ^ Cerklje municipal site


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