Drulovka (; in older sources also ''Druljevek'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54. german: Drulouk) is a former settlement in the Municipality of

Kranj Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...

in the

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region of

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. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Drulovka in Kranj.

Name

Drulovka was mentioned in written sources in 1436 as ''Drwlawitz'' (and as ''Drollewckg'' and ''Drolebck'' in 1439, and ''Drullweg'' in 1444). It is probably derived from a personal name, borrowed in turn from the

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name ''Drullo'', thus meaning 'Drullo's (village)'. The name is less likely to be derived from a Slovenian root referring, for example, to the gorge of the Sava River. In the past the German name was ''Drulouk''.

History

Prehistoric artifacts have been found in the settlement, testifying to early habitation of the site. In 1955 and 1956, excavations were carried out at the Špik promontory ( sl, Na Špiku) in the Zarice Gorge on the Sava, revealing material from the end of the

Neolithic The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts ...

and from the early and middle

Chalcolithic The Copper Age, also called the Chalcolithic (; from grc-gre, χαλκός ''khalkós'', "copper" and ''líthos'', "stone") or (A)eneolithic (from Latin '' aeneus'' "of copper"), is an archaeological period characterized by regular ...

. Many of the stone tools and pottery fragments belong to the Alpine facies of the

Lengyel culture __NOTOC__ The Lengyel culture is an archaeological culture of the European Neolithic, centered on the Middle Danube in Central Europe. It flourished from 5000 to 4000 BC, ending with phase IV, e.g., in Bohemia represented by the ' Jordanow/Jorda ...

or the older layers of the Lasinja culture, from the first quarter of the third millennium BC. In 1987, additional studies east of the site yielded not only stone tools and weapons but also pottery from the late

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

(the

Urnfield culture The Urnfield culture ( 1300 BC – 750 BC) was a late Bronze Age culture of Central Europe, often divided into several local cultures within a broader Urnfield tradition. The name comes from the custom of cremating the dead and p ...

). A bronze ax from a

burial mound Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...

on the western edge of the village is also associated with this time. Later finds include an early Christian

oil lamp An oil lamp is a lamp used to produce light continuously for a period of time using an oil-based fuel source. The use of oil lamps began thousands of years ago and continues to this day, although their use is less common in modern times. Th ...

, as well as 8th-century Slavic graves discovered in 1956 near St. Michael's Church. Drulovka was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.

Church

The church in Drulovka is dedicated to

Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

( sl, sveti Mihael). It is an originally Gothic structure that was remodeled in the Baroque style in the 17th century. The wooden ceiling of the church was removed in 1874. The church contains Stations of the Cross painted by Leopold Layer (1752–1828).''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 247.

References

External links

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Drulovka on Geopedia
{{Kranj Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj Stone Age sites in Slovenia Bronze Age sites in Slovenia Lengyel culture Urnfield culture