Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki

Šmartno ob Paki (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾtnɔ ɔp ˈpaːki]) is a settlement in the lower Paka Valley in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The parish church from which the settlement gets its name (Šmartno < *Šmartən < *šent Martin 'Saint Martin') is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dated to 1256. The current building dates to the 18th century but some 15th-century frescos are preserved in the belfry.

Mali Vrh (pronounced [ˈmaːli ˈʋəɾx]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Gavce (pronounced [ˈɡaːu̯tsɛ], sometimes misspelled Gavče) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Paka River north of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. A small chapel-shrine in the settlement containing a statute of Saint Urban dates to the mid-19th century.

Slatina (pronounced [slaˈtiːna]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Paka River, opposite Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. A small chapel-shrine in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart and dates to 1890.

Veliki Vrh (pronounced [ˈʋeːliki ˈʋəɾx]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Šmartno. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Rečica ob Paki (pronounced [ɾɛˈtʃiːtsa ɔp ˈpaːki]) is a village in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on both banks of the Paka River at its confluence with the Savinja south of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Paška Vas (pronounced [ˈpaːʃka ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Paška vas) is a settlement on the right bank of the Paka River in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. A small chapel-shrine in the settlement containing a statue of Saint Mark dates to the last quarter of the 19th century.

Letuš (pronounced [lɛˈtuːʃ]) is a village in the Municipality of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. It lies on both banks of the Savinja River north of Braslovče. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

The Paka is a 40 km (25 mi) long river in Slovenia. It flows through Velenje and it joins the Savinja as a left tributary.

Podgora (pronounced [pɔdˈɡɔːɾa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Paka River at its confluence with the Savinja at the foot of Mount Oljka south of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Podgorje pri Letušu (pronounced [ˈpoːdɡɔɾjɛ pɾi lɛˈtuːʃu]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Braslovče in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Savinja River west of Letuš under the Dobrovlje Hills. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Gorenje (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾɛːnjɛ] or [ɡɔˈɾeːnjɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Paka River northwest of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The local church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Šmartno. It is a medieval church that was greatly rebuilt in the 18th century. It is the source of the name of the Slovenian appliance manufacturer Gorenje, which was founded in 1950 by Ivan Atelšek.