Country Slovenia Statistical region Drava Area 3.14 km² Municipality Slovenska Bistrica | Traditional region Styria Elevation 774 m Population 183 (2002) | |
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Šmartno na Pohorju ([ˈʃmaːɾtnɔ na ˈpoːxɔɾju]) is a village in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.
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Map of 2315 %C5%A0martno na Pohorju, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Martin na Pohorju (literally, 'Saint Martin on Pohorje') to Šmartno na Pohorju in 1952. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.
Church
The local parish church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It dates to the early 13th century.