Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki, Municipality in the Savinja region, Slovenia

Sankt Martin an der Pack is a small village in the Savinja region, nestled among rolling hills and meadows. The settlement centers on a stone church surrounded by farmland and traditional rural dwellings.

Šmartno ob Paki was first mentioned in 1256. The municipality was created in 1994 when it split from the then city municipality of Velenje. Wine is grown on the slopes of Mali vrh above the settlement, and the company Gorenje was founded in the Gorenje district in 1950.

The municipality takes its name from the church of Saint Martin in Šmartno ob Paki, first mentioned in 1256. Wine is still grown on the slopes of Mali vrh above the settlement, and the ten villages of the municipality hold their own local festivities.

The village sits on secondary roads connecting to larger towns and is easy to reach by car. Visitors can find rural accommodation and small local inns offering regional food throughout the area.

The municipality was created in 1994 when it split from the then City Municipality of Velenje. Its ten settlements include Gorenje, where the company Gorenje was founded in 1950. The footballer and coach Bojan Prašnikar (born 1953) and the alpine skier Ana Drev (born 1985) come from the municipality.