Sv. Filip i Jakov
Municipality
Beach in the village
Beach in the village
Sv. Filip i Jakov is located in Croatia
Sv. Filip i Jakov
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 / 43.9614361; 15.4248028
CountryCroatia
CountyZadar County
Area
[1]
 • Municipality47.6 km2 (18.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality4,461
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,603
 • Urban density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23207
Websiteopcina-svfilipjakov.hr

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

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Sveti Filip and Jakov were first mentioned in historical documents in 1387, in the document "sub Rogoua ad sanctus Philipum et Jacobum" and in 1388 as "contrada of Saint Jacob" - positi Rogue iuxtra in contrata sancti lacobi.''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

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Ministry of Tourism
  6. ↑ "Sveti Filip i Jakov - Turistička zajednica općine Sveti Filip i Jakov". www.sv-filipjakov.hr. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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