Dupeljne (pronounced [ˈduːpəlnɛ]) is a small settlement in the hills north of Lukovica pri Domžalah in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Dupeljne | |
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  Dupeljne Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′30.88″N 14°40′34″E / 46.1919111°N 14.67611°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Lukovica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 544.3 m (1,785.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 51 |
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Name edit
Dupeljne was first attested in written sources in 1348 as Tewpplach (and in 1353 as zu dem Dupelnik). The old transcriptions are based on a locative plural form, probably based on the plural demonym *Dupljane. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun dupel 'hollow', referring to a local geographical feature.[3]
History edit
Dupeljne was mentioned in Johann Weikhard von Valvasor's 17th-century work The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola. He described the local people as speaking a slow dialect and being deliberate thinkers. During the Second World War, locals from Dupeljne helped care for wounded Partisan soldiers and supplied the Partisans' Triglav Hospital (a.k.a. Luk Hospital, Slovene: Lukova bolnica) near Kolovec. On 13 December 1942, German forces attacked a detachment of Partisans from Kamnik between Kolovec and Dupeljne, who then withdrew to Dupeljne.[4]
Notable people edit
Notable people that were born or lived in Dupeljne include:
- Jakob Grčar (1889–1966), journalist and singer[4]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Lukovica municipal site Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 129.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 85.
External links edit
Media related to Dupeljne at Wikimedia Commons- Dupeljne on Geopedia
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