Šmartno, Cerklje Na Gorenjskem
Šmartno (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾtnɔ]; German: Sankt Martin) is a village in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
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Saint Martin's Church
Church
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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.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.
- ^ Cerklje municipal site
External links
Media related to Šmartno at Wikimedia Commons
- Šmartno on Geopedia