Dekani (pronounced [dɛˈkaːni]; Italian: Villa Decani) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
Dekani
Villa Decani Pasja vas (local name) | |
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  Dekani Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′48.95″N 13°48′52.54″E / 45.5469306°N 13.8145944°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Koper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76.1 m (249.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,409 |
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Name
editDekani was first attested in written sources in 1328 as Decani (and in 1423 as Villae Canis). The name is derived from the noble family de Cani. Locally, the name was misunderstood as derived from Italian cane 'dog', leading to the local designation Pasja vas (literally, 'dog village'), the demonym Pesjan, and the associated adjective pesjanski.[3] Another theory, according to Salvator Žitko of the University of Koper, is that the settlement got its name after its owner, the Albanian nobleman Giovanni Dukagjini, in 1480 based on the Venetian archives of the city of Koper.[4]
Church
editThe local church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, and was originally built in 1229 and remodeled at the end of the 15th century.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Koper municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 107.
- ^ "Historians Say Dekani Named after Albanian nobleman Giovanni Dukagjini". RTV Slovenija. 11 December 2021.
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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