Dekani

Dekani
Pasja vas (local name)

1911 postcard of Dekani
Dekani

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°32′48.95″N 13°48′52.54″E / 45.5469306°N 13.8145944°E / 45.5469306; 13.8145944Coordinates: 45°32′48.95″N 13°48′52.54″E / 45.5469306°N 13.8145944°E / 45.5469306; 13.8145944
Country  Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Coastal–Karst
Municipality Koper
Area
  Total 6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Elevation 76.1 m (249.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 1,409
[1]

Dekani (pronounced [dɛˈkaːni]; Italian: Villa Decani) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Dekani was first attested in written sources in 1328 as Decani (and in 1423 as Villae Canis). The name is derived from the noble family de Cani. Locally, the name was misunderstood as derived from Italian cane 'dog', leading to the local designation Pasja vas (literally, 'dog village'), the demonym Pesjan, and the associated adjective pesjanski.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, and was originally built in 1229 and remodeled at the end of the 15th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Koper municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 107.
  4. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

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