Jakob pri Šentjurju

Jakob pri Šentjurju (pronounced [ˈjaːkɔp pɾi ʃɛnˈtjuːɾju] or [ˈjaːkɔp pɾi ʃənˈtjuːɾju]) is a settlement south of the town of Šentjur in the Municipality of Šentjur, in eastern Slovenia. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.^[4]

Jakob pri Šentjurju Sveti Jakob (until 1955)
Jakob pri Šentjurju Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′4.43″N 15°23′46.07″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Šentjur
Area
• Total	1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation	295.6 m (969.8 ft)
Population  (2020)[1][2]
• Total	142
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jakob (literally, 'Saint James') to Jakob pri Šentjurju (literally, 'James near Šentjur') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings, as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.^[5][6][7]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saints Phillip and James and belongs to the Parish of Kalobje. It was built around 1600 with some 18th-century rebuilding.^[8]

References

1. Razpotnik, Barica (2020-06-08). "On 1 January 2020, 2,095,861 residents of Slovenia lived in 5,978 settlements; 57 settlements were unpopulated" (Press release). Ljubljana: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2021-01-09. final data (XLS attachment)
2. Prebivalci po spolu, občine in naselja, Slovenija, 1. januar 2020 [Population by sex, municipalities and resorts, Slovenia, 1 January 2020]. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (XLS) (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-09. (note: for Šentjur, the municipality is at code 120, followed immediately by its settlements at codes 120001–120121)
3. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
4. Šentjur municipal site Archived 2011-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
6. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
7. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
8. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3054

External links

• Jakob pri Šentjurju on Geopedia