Šmarjeta

Šmarjeta
Šmarjeta
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Šmarješke Toplice
Area
 • Total 1.58 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation 189.8 m (623 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 288
[1]

Šmarjeta is a village in the Šmarješke Toplice municipality in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.[2]

The local parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Margaret (Slovene: Sveta Marjeta) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built between 1910 and 1927 on the site of an earlier building.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Šmarješke Toplice Municipality site
  3. ^ "EŠD 2535" (in Slovene). Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?ESD=2535&submit.x=0&submit.y=0. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 

External links

Settlements
Landmarks
Šmarješke Toplice spa