title: Štjak
text: # Štjak
  
  Štjak (pronounced; Italian: San Giacomo in Colle) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
  
  ## Name
  
  The settlement was first mentioned in written sources circa 1400 as bey sand Jacob. The Slovene name Štjak is a contraction of š(en)t Jak(ob) 'Saint James', to whom the local church is dedicated.
  
  ## Church
  
  The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.
  
  