Štjak
Place in Littoral, Slovenia
45°47′42.07″N 13°54′20.52″E / 45.7950194°N 13.9057000°E / 45.7950194; 13.9057000 (2002)
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
External links
- Media related to Štjak at Wikimedia Commons
- Štjak on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Sežana
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- Lipica Stud Farm
- Sežana Parish Church
- Vilenica Cave