Štjak
Štjak (pronounced [ˈʃtjaːk]; Italian: San Giacomo in Colle) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Saint James's Church
Name
The settlement was first mentioned in written sources circa 1400 as bey sand Jacob. The Slovene name Štjak is a contraction of š(en)t Jak(ob) 'Saint James', to whom the local church is dedicated.
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Sežana municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 419.
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
External links
Media related to Štjak at Wikimedia Commons- Štjak on Geopedia
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