Šmarje pri Jelšah

Municipality_of_Slovenia|nativename=Šmarje pri Jelšah
mayor=Jožef Čakš
coat=
location=
area=107.7 km²
population=9,662
males=4,711
females=4,951
avg_age=
residental_density=
households=3,031
families=2,593
workers=4,446
unemployed=927
salary_date=August 2003
avg_salary_bruto=238,439 SIT
avg_salary_neto=153,173 SIT
students=313

Šmarje pri Jelšah is a town and a municipality (občina) located in the Štajerska (Ger. "Steiermark") region of northeastern Slovenia.