Duplica (, german: Duplitza
[''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. November 24, 1849, p. 19.]) is a former settlement in the
Municipality of Kamnik
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in central
Slovenia
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. It is now part of the town of
Kamnik
Kamnik (; german: Stein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is t ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...
. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...
.
Geography
Duplica lies south of Kamnik, between
Bakovnik and
Šmarca, on a terrace above the right bank of the
Kamnik Bistrica
The Kamnik Bistrica ( sl, Kamniška Bistrica, ) is an Alpine river in northern Slovenia, a left tributary of the Sava River. It springs from the Kamnik Alps (part of the Southern Limestone Alps) near the border with Austria. It is long. The Kamnik ...
River.
Name
Duplica was attested in historical sources as ''Tevplicz'' in 1359, ''Dewplicz'' in 1415, ''Duplicz'' in 1444, and ''Dopplicz'' in 1475, among other spellings.
The name is believed to derive from a diminutive of the common noun *''dupľь'' 'hollow, cavity', referring to a place where there were hollows or pits in the terrain. A less likely hypothesis derives ''Duplica'' from an unconfirmed personal name.
History
During construction of the Kamnik Railway in 1890, Roman graves were discovered in Duplica, testifying to its early settlement. Other archaeological discoveries include bracelets from urn graves and bronze items,
among which was a
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 ...
sword.
Duplica originally had an agricultural character, but it developed into an industrial suburb of Kamnik between the two world wars, with a large furniture factory. Labor strikes were held in Duplica in 1934 and 1935. During the Second World War,
Partisan
Partisan may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
Films
* ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film
* ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...
activity damaged the bridge across the Kamnik Bistrica, the furniture factory, and telephone lines in Duplica in 1941. The factory was further targeted by the Partisans in 1943 and 1944. The Partisans operated an underground printshop in Duplica from the end of 1942 until the end of April 1943. There was an engagement between Axis forces and the Partisans' Šlander brigade south of Duplica on February 19, 1943.
After the war, the Emona company established one of the largest poultry farms in Slovenia in Duplica. Local schooling was established in Duplica in 1966 and took place in private homes until 1969, when a school building was built. Duplica was annexed by Kamnik in 1994, ending its existence as an independent settlement.
References
External links
*
Duplica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik
Former settlements in Slovenia
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