Šmarca
Šmarca (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾtsa]; German: Schmarza[2]) is a settlement just south of Kamnik, on the right bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Šmarca | |
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 Postcard of Šmarca | |
  Šmarca Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′49.73″N 14°35′47.02″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 348.7 m (1,144.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,365 |
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The settlement was first mentioned in documents dating to 1359. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Maurice.[3]
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. 30.
- Šmarca web site
External links
- Šmarca at Geopedia
Media related to Šmarca at Wikimedia Commons
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