Spodnji Jakobski Dol

Spodnji Jakobski Dol (pronounced [ˈspoːdnji ˈjaːkɔbski ˈdoːl], German: Unterjakobsthal[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice), part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Spodnji Jakobski Dol
1969 postcard of Jakobski Dol
Spodnji Jakobski Dol
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°37′42.95″N 15°44′7.89″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityPesnica
Area
  Total4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation
270.3 m (886.8 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total348
[1]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint James (Slovene: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a Gothic structure dating to the 14th century that was extensively restyled in 1635.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 206.
  3. Pesnica municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3021
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