Šmarata
Appearance
Šmarata | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Coordinates: 45°41′21.88″N 14°28′1.78″E / 45.6894111°N 14.4671611°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
Municipality | Loška Dolina |
Area | |
• Total | 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 578.3 m (1,897.3 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 97 |
[1] |
Šmarata (pronounced [ʃmaˈɾaːta], German: Sankt Margarethen,[2] Italian: Santa Margherita (di Olisa)[3]) is a village south of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[4]
Name
[edit]Šmarata was attested in written records in 1275 as villa S. Margarite (and as circa sanctam Margareta in 1327, and Sand Margreten pey Sneperch in 1363). The name Šmarata is a contraction of *Š(ent)-Margareta 'Saint Margaret' (with development of Margareta > Marjeta), referring to the local church. In the local dialect, the village is known as Šmorata.[5]
Church
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Smarata_Slovenia_-_church.jpg/220px-Smarata_Slovenia_-_church.jpg)
The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Margaret (Slovene: sveta Marjeta) and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 132.
- ^ Memorie della Società geografica italiana, vol. 15. Rome: Società geografica italiana. 1916. p. 258.
- ^ Loška Dolina municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 414.
- ^ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
External links
[edit]Media related to Šmarata at Wikimedia Commons
- Šmarata on Geopedia