Sint Jacobiparochie

Sint Jacobiparochie Sint Jabik
Village
St Jacob's church
Coat of arms
Location in het Bildt municipality
Sint Jacobiparochie Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°16′N 5°36′E / 53.267°N 5.600°E / 53.267; 5.600
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Het Bildt
Population (2017)
• Total	1,365
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	9079
Telephone area	0518

Sint Jacobiparochie (West Frisian: Sint Jabik) is a town in the municipality of Het Bildt in Friesland, the Netherlands. It lies about 13 km north of Franeker and had approximately 1,365 inhabitants in January 2017.

St. Jacobiparochie was founded in the 16th century, largely by Dutch settlers from South Holland. Today, both Dutch and West Frisian are spoken in the town. The town was originally named Wijngaarden (not to be confused with Wijngaarden in South Holland), while "St. Jacobiparochie" was the name used for the local Roman Catholic parish. Eventually, the name for the parish came to be used as the name for the town as well. The change in name may have been due in part to the fact that the soil in Het Bildt (Frisian sea-clay) was not suitable for growing grapes, making the original name (which means "Vineyard") inappropriate.

There was a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1902 and closed to passengers in May 1935. It reopened to passengers in May 1940 and closed to passengers again in October 1942. Final closure took place in May 1966.