Sveti Filip i Jakov (lit.'Saints Phillip and Jacob') is a municipality in Croatia in Zadar County. It has a total population of 4,606, in the following settlements:[3]

History

Sveti Filip and Jakov were first mentioned in historical documents in 1387, in the document "sub Rogoua ad sanctus Philipum et Jacobum" and in 1388 as "contrada of Saint Jacob" - positi Rogue iuxtra in contrata sancti lacobi.'' The old center place was built during the 16th and 17th centuries. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18571,070—    
18691,075+0.5%
18801,082+0.7%
18901,208+11.6%
19001,472+21.9%
19101,708+16.0%
19212,287+33.9%
19312,214−3.2%
19482,851+28.8%
19533,274+14.8%
19613,780+15.5%
19713,955+4.6%
19814,125+4.3%
19914,599+11.5%
20014,482−2.5%
20114,606+2.8%
20214,461−3.1%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2021, DZS

At the time of the 2011 census, 98% of the inhabitants were Croats.[5]

Sights

The municipality's Church of Saint Roch (Croatian: Crkva svetog Roka) is classified by the Croatian government as a tourist locality.[6]

References

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