Smerup is a village in the southern part of Stevns, a peninsula of the Island Sjælland in Denmark, Europe.

The village is a genuine Stevns-village, since it is placed on the eastern side of Stevns Å and Tryggevælde Å. Administratively though, Smerup belongs to Faxe municipality.

In addition to the 11 farms in the old village and their families, there were a small number of houses inhabited by landless lodgers and workmen (blacksmith, carpenter, weaver etc.).

The farming village is described in detail from around year 1700 with information about residents, land area, buildings and livestock etc.

[3] As a result of the big land reforms in the late 18th century, the farms of Smerup were moved out into the open country in 1830.

But in recent years a generational change has taken place which has brought young families with children to the village.