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|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Bulgaria|Provinces]]<br><small>(Oblast)</small>
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|leader_title =Mayor
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native_name=Дупница|
image_shield=Dupnitsa-coat-of-arms.svg|
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subdivision_name1=Kyustendil|
population_total=43791|population_footnotes=|
population_as_of=13.09.2005|
elevation_m=535|
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'''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.]]
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==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]
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[[ru:Дупница]]
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