Jakovini is a hamlet on the northern side of the river Kolpa, south of the main from Vinica to Preloka, between the hamlets of Grduni and Vidine. This hamlet is part of the administrative region (gemeinde) of Preloka, which included the hamlets of Grduni, Kroci, and Brdo (the old name for the village of Preloka).
Jakovini falls within the region of Slovenia known as Bela krajina (White Carniola in English, Weisskrain in German), thus named to distinguish it from the remainder of the historical Austrian Duchy of Carniola (Herzogthum Krain) to the north. Prior to inclusion into the duchy, this area was under the control of the Kingdom of Croatia, which had already been absorbed into the Kingdom of Hungary. Counts from Carinthia and Carniola to the north, setting their sights southward to the sparsely populated primeval forests of Bela krajina, conducted successful military campaigns in the 12th century. Based on church records, this hamlet was always considered part of Preloka.
The first mention of the name Jakovini (in our records) is in 1788.
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e Francisian Cadastre of 1823 shows 6 households in Jakovini; the Majkoči are not in their present day location. The locations of houses no longer standing are marked with black boxes.
Continue on to explore the history of the People of Jakovini.