The town of Litija outgrew the formerly more important Šmartno when the Austrian Southern Railway was routed through Litija.
== Naselja v občini ==Breg, Breznica, Doslovče, Moste, Rodine, Selo pri Žirovnici, Smokuč, Vrba, Zabreznica, Žirovnica== Zunanje povezave ==* Žirovnica, uradna stran občine.