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 demonymPesjan, and the associated adjective pesjanski.[3] Another theory, according to Salvator Žitko of the University of Koper, is that the settlement got its name after its owner, the Albanian nobleman Giovanni Dukagjini, in 1480 based on the Venetian archives of the city of Koper.[4]
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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.[5]
dekani, village, india, kendrapara, pronounced, dɛˈkaːni, italian, villa, decani, settlement, city, municipality, koper, littoral, region, slovenia, pasja, local, name, location, sloveniacoordinates, 5469306, 8145944, 5469306, 8145944country, sloveniatradition. For the village in India see Dekani Kendrapara Dekani pronounced dɛˈkaːni Italian Villa Decani is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia 2 Dekani Pasja vas local name DekaniLocation in SloveniaCoordinates 45 32 48 95 N 13 48 52 54 E 45 5469306 N 13 8145944 E 45 5469306 13 8145944Country SloveniaTraditional regionLittoralStatistical regionCoastal KarstMunicipalityKoperArea Total6 01 km2 2 32 sq mi Elevation76 1 m 249 7 ft Population 2002 Total1 409 1 Contents 1 Name 2 Church 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksName editDekani 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 Another theory according to Salvator Zitko of the University of Koper is that the settlement got its name after its owner the Albanian nobleman Giovanni Dukagjini in 1480 based on the Venetian archives of the city of Koper 4 Church editThe local church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and was originally built in 1229 and remodeled at the end of the 15th century 5 See also editList of Glagolitic inscriptions 16th century References edit Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18 2008 at the Wayback Machine Koper municipal site Snoj Marko 2009 Etimoloski slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen Ljubljana Modrijan p 107 Historians Say Dekani Named after Albanian nobleman Giovanni Dukagjini RTV Slovenija 11 December 2021 Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived March 6 2009 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Dekani at Wikimedia Commons Dekani on Geopedia Dekani on Google Maps map photographs street view nbsp This article about the Municipality of Koper in Slovenia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dekani amp oldid 1209644049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
