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 | |
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 1969 postcard of Jakobski Dol | |
  Spodnji Jakobski Dol Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′42.95″N 15°44′7.89″E / 46.6285972°N 15.7355250°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Pesnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270.3 m (886.8 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 348 |
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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 edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 206.
- ^ Pesnica municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3021
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