Šmarčna
| Šmarčna | |
|---|---|
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_location_map.svg.png)  Šmarčna | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′38.7″N 15°14′50.76″E / 46.044083°N 15.2474333°ECoordinates: 46°2′38.7″N 15°14′50.76″E / 46.044083°N 15.2474333°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Sevnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185.6 m (608.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 95 |
| [1] | |
Šmarčna is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region.[2] The settlement includes the hamlet of Gomila (or Spodnji Erkenštajn, German: Unteerckenstein,[3] Untererkenstein[4]).[5]
Mass grave
Šmarčna is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Šmarčna Čeček Field Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Šmarčna na čečkovi njivi) lies south of the settlement on a lot by the house at Šmarčna no. 2. It contains the remains of eight Ustaša soldiers killed in May 1945 while withdrawing towards Austria.[6]
Church
The local church is dedicated to Mary Help of Christians (Slovene: Marija Pomočnica) and belongs to the Parish of Boštanj. It was built in 1970 on the site of an older chapel that was incorporated into the new building.[7]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Sevnica municipal site
- ↑ Topographia Ducatus Carnioliae modernae. Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. 284. 1679.
- ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 87. (Slovene)
- ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 278.
- ↑ Šmarčna Čeček Field Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
- ↑ "EŠD 1659". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovene). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
