Sveti Jakob v Slovenskih Goricah is a place, that before the Treaty of Saint-Germain belonged to Austro-Hungary and was situated in the administrative region Marburg/Maribor.
Sveti Jakob v Slovenskih Goricah was formerly part of the German Empire. In the German Empire, the place was called Jakobstal. The place is now called Zgornji Jakobski Dol and belongs to Slovenia.