Country Slovenia Elevation 518 m Local time Monday 12:54 AM Municipality Municipality of Sežana | Region Slovenian Littoral Area 174 ha Population 50 (2002) | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind NW at 2 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Štjak ([ˈʃtjaːk]; Italian: San Giacomo in Colle) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
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Map of 6222 %C5%A0tjak, Slovenia
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
Štjak Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA