Šmarje pri Jelšah

Šmarje pri Jelšah (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾjɛ pɾi ˈjeːlʃax]; German: 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]

Šmarje pri Jelšah
View of Šmarje pri Jelšah from St. Roch's Church
Šmarje pri Jelšah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′41.06″N 15°31′5.44″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityŠmarje pri Jelšah
Area
 • Total1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation
234.1 m (768.0 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total1,755
[2]

The local parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary (Slovene: 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]

Series of chapels in Šmarje pri Jelšah and Saint Roch's Church in Predenca

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]

References
  1. "Naselje Šmarje pri Jelšah". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
  4. Šmarje pri Jelšah municipal site
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 4632
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3407
  7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 10049
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