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
Dupeljne Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′30.88″N 14°40′34″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

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

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

Notable people that were born or lived in Dupeljne include:

• Jakob Grčar (1889–1966), journalist and singer[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Dupeljne at Wikimedia Commons
• Dupeljne on Geopedia

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