Jakob pri Šentjurju
| Jakob pri Šentjurju Sveti Jakob (until 1955) | |
|---|---|
  Jakob pri Šentjurju Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′4.43″N 15°23′46.07″E / 46.1845639°N 15.3961306°ECoordinates: 46°11′4.43″N 15°23′46.07″E / 46.1845639°N 15.3961306°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 (2002) | |
| • Total | 142 |
| [1] | |
Jakob pri Šentjurju is a settlement south of Šentjur in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The Municipality of Šentjur is now included in the Savinja statistical region.[2]
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.[3][4][5]
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.[6]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Šentjur municipal site
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3054
