Church of St Jacob
St. James's Church is a church in Koper, southwestern Slovenia. It was built in the 14th century in the Venetian Gothic style.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Koper City Municipality, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Cerkev svetega Jakoba / Chiesa di San Giacomo”, “St. James’s Church”, and “St. James’s Church, Koper”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Martinčev trg / Piazza Peter Martinc and The Gravisi - Barbabianca Palace.
Martinčev trg / Piazza Peter Martinc
Square
Photo: Panek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martinčev trg / Piazza Peter Martinc is a square.
The Gravisi - Barbabianca Palace
Public building
Photo: Szeder László, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gravisi–Barbabianca Mansion is a Baroque mansion in Koper, a port town in southwestern Slovenia. It was built in 1710. It was the family seat of the Gravisi family, who held the title of the Marquis of Pietrapelosa. Today it is the home of a music school.
Praetorian Palace
Public building
Photo: Earnest B, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Praetorian Palace is a 15th-century Venetian Gothic palace in the city of Koper, in southwest Slovenia. Located on the southern side of the city's central Tito Square, it houses the Koper city government and a wedding hall. Praetorian Palace is situated 180 metres west of Church of St Jacob.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Šalara and Bertoki.
Šalara
Neighborhood
Photo: Milan Rejec, CC BY 3.0.
Šalara is a settlement on the outskirts of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Old Šalara is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Koper, while the new settlement of Šalara is part of the town itself.
Bertoki
Village
Bertoki is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of southwestern Slovenia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin. Bertoki is situated 2½ km east of Church of St Jacob.
Bošamarin
Village
Bošamarin is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Bošamarin is situated 3½ km south of Church of St Jacob.
Church of St Jacob
- Categories: filial church, building, and religion
- Location: Koper, Coast and Karst, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.54776° or 45° 32′ 52″ northLongitude
13.73187° or 13° 43′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FQMGPXJ+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 194468355OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q7588409
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In Other Languages
From German to Uzbek—“Church of St Jacob” goes by many names.
- German: “St. Jakob”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giacomo”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giacomo”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Jakoba, Koper”
- Uzbek: “St. James’s Church (Koper)”
- Uzbek: “St. James’s Church”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fontico and Upravna enota Koper / Unità amministrativa Capodistria.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Church of St Jacob”. Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 4.0.