Štjak (pronounced [ˈʃtjaːk]; Italian: San Giacomo in Colle) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
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.[3]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[4]
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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