Dupnitsa 3656855 225438488 2008-07-13T18:21:15Z Laveol 3335311 formatting: whitespace (using [[User:Cameltrader#Advisor.js|Advisor.js]]) {{Infobox Settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement--> |official_name = {{PAGENAME}} |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{BUL}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Bulgaria|Provinces]]<br><small>(Oblast)</small> |timezone=[[Eastern European Time|EET]] |utc_offset=+2 |timezone_DST=[[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] |utc_offset_DST=+3 |map_caption = Location of Dupnitsa| |pushpin_map =Bulgaria <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption =Location of Dupnitsa |pushpin_mapsize = |leader_title =Mayor |postal_code_type =[[List of postal codes in Bulgaria|Postal Code]] | native_name=Дупница| image_shield=Dupnitsa-coat-of-arms.svg| | | subdivision_name1=Kyustendil| population_total=43791|population_footnotes=| population_as_of=13.09.2005| elevation_m=535| postal_code=2600| area_code=0701| latd=42|latm=16|lats=|latNS=N|longd=23|longm=7|longs=|longEW=E|leader_name=Atanas Yanev| }} '''Dupnitsa''' ({{lang-bg|Дупница, sometimes transliterated '''Dupnitza''' or '''Dupnica'''}}) is a town in western [[Bulgaria]]. It is located in [[Kyustendil Province]], at the foot of [[Rila]], about 65 km south of [[Sofia]]. The town has been existing since [[ancient history|Antiquity]]. The names ''Tobinitsa'', ''Doupla'' and ''Dubnitsa'' were originally mentioned, the last one surviving until the [[Liberation of Bulgaria]], when the official name was changed to ''Dupnitsa''. In 1948 the town was renamed to ''Stanke Dimitrov'', for a short period in 1949 was called ''Marek'', but the name was once again changed to ''Stanke Dimitrov'' in 1950. After the [[History of Democratic Bulgaria|democratic changes]], the old name ''Dupnitsa'' was adopted. [[Image:Dupnica-Centre.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dupnitsa's centre.]] <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Dupnica.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Dupnitsa]] --> ==External links== * [http://www.dupnitsa.bg Official website of Dupnitsa] * [http://bulgaria.domino.bg/dupnica/ Dupnitsa municipality at Domino.bg] * [http://www.picturesofbulgaria.com/article/dupnitsa.html Dupnitsa article at Pictures of Bulgaria] {{bulgaria-geo-stub}} {{Cities in Bulgaria}} {{Kyustendil Province}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Bulgaria]] [[bg:Дупница]] [[de:Dupniza]] [[mk:Дупница]] [[nl:Doepnitsa]] [[pl:Dupnica (miasto)]] [[pt:Dupnitsa]] [[ru:Дупница]] [[fi:Dupnitsa]] [[tr:Dupnitsa]]