Štjak Explained

Official Name:Štjak
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Coastal–Karst
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sežana
Area Total Km2:1.74
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:50
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.795°N 13.9057°W
Elevation M:518.1
Footnotes:[1]

Štjak (in Slovenian pronounced as /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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.sezana.si/podrocje.aspx?id=326 Sežana municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 419.
  4. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008