Sveti Filip i Jakov (lit. 'Saints Phillip and Jacob') is a municipality in Croatia in Zadar County. It has a total population of 4,606, in the following settlements:[3]
- Donje Raštane, population 499
- Gornje Raštane, population 456
- Sikovo, population 374
- Sveti Filip i Jakov, population 1667
- Sveti Petar na Moru, population 403
- Turanj, population 1207
Sv. Filip i Jakov | |
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Municipality | |
 Beach in the village | |
  Sv. Filip i Jakov Location of Sveti Filip i Jakov in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 43°57′41.17″N 15°25′29.29″E / 43.9614361°N 15.4248028°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Zadar County |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 47.6 km2 (18.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 4,461 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,603 |
| • Urban density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23207 |
| Website | opcina-svfilipjakov |
At the time of the 2011 census, 98% of the inhabitants were Croats.[4]
The municipality's Church of Saint Roch (Croatian: Crkva svetog Roka) is classified by the Croatian government as a tourist locality.[5]
Sveti Filip and Jakov were first mentioned in historical documents in 1387, in the document "sub Rogoua ad sanctus Philipum et Jacobum" and in 1388 as "contrada of Saint Jacob" - positi Rogue iuxtra in contrata sancti lacobi.'' Old center place was built during the 16th and 17th centuries. [6]
References
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sveti Filip i Jakov". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zadar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Ministry of Tourism
- ^ "Sveti Filip i Jakov - Turistička zajednica općine Sveti Filip i Jakov". www.sv-filipjakov.hr. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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