Sveti Filip i Jakov

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
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
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

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Sveti Filip and Jakov were first mentioned in historical documents in 1387, in the document "sub Rogoua ad sanctus Philipum et Jacobum" and in 1388 as "contrada of Saint Jacob" - positi Rogue iuxtra in contrata sancti lacobi.''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