Šmarje pri Jelšah

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Šmarje pri Jelšah ({{IPA|sl|ˈʃmaːɾjɛ pɾi ˈjeːlʃax|pron}}; {{langx|de|Sankt Marein bei Erlachstein}}Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.) 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.[http://www.smarje-pri-jelsah.si/ Šmarje pri Jelšah municipal site] The development of the settlement is associated with a medieval mansion known as Jelšingrad on a slight hill northwest of the town.[http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage] reference number ešd 4632

The local parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary ({{langx|sl|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.[http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage] reference number ešd 3407

File:Smarje pri Jelsah Slovenia - Calvary.JPG

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.[http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage] reference number ešd 10049