Šmarčna
Sign in to saveŠmarčna () 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. The settlement includes the hamlet of Gomila (or Spodnji Erkenštajn, , ).
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Place details
- Locality
- Šmarčna
- Region
- Municipality of Sevnica
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 89
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Šmarčna
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Šmarčna - pogled z Razborja.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lower Carniola
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lower Sava
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Sevnica Municipality
- Population
- +84
- Area
- +1.44
- Elevation
- +185.6
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Šmarčna - pogled z Razborja.jpg
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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. The settlement includes the hamlet of Gomila (or Spodnji Erkenštajn, , ).
==History== Settlement of Šmarčna in prehistoric times is attested by Hallstatt culture finds. In the Middle Ages, Lower Erkenstin Castle (, ) stood in the hamlet of Gomila. During the Second World War, the German authorities deported the population of the village and settled Gottschee Germans there. The village was burned one week before the end of the war.