Dutovlje (; it, Duttogliano) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Sežana
The Municipality of Sežana (; sl, Občina Sežana) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sežana. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when t ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
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close to the border with
Italy
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.
Name
Dutovlje was attested in written sources in 1281 as ''Dietemdorf'' (and as ''Dietindorf'' in 1284, ''de Dotoglan'' and ''de Dothoglan'' in 1300, ''Iuris de Dotolan'' in 1316–17, ''de Doutolan'' in 1317, and ''Dyetendorf'' in 1370). The Slovene name is derived from the plural
demonym
A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
''*Dutovľane'', created from the place name ''Dutovo (selo)'' 'Duto's (village)', referring to an early inhabitant of the place. The place name thus literally means 'residents of Duto's village'.
Church
The
parish church
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in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
and belongs to the
Diocese of Koper
)
, cocathedral = Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica()
, area_km2 = 4,386
, parishes = 100
, population = 266,403
, population_as_of = 2013
, catholics = 181,230
, catholics_percent= 68
, pope ...
.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
Gallery
File:Razglednica Dutovelj 1909.jpg, 1909 postcard of Dutovlje
File:Dutovlje Slovenia - square.jpg, Central square in Dutovlje
File:Dutovlje Slovenia - cistern.JPG, Cistern from 1848
File:Dutovlje Slovenia - WWI railroad.JPG, Abandoned railroad bed
File:Dutovlje Slovenia - fortification.JPG, World War One fortification
File:Dutovlje Slovenia - sinkhole.JPG, Cultivated sinkhole
File:Pepin vrt.jpg, Pepa's Karst Garden
References
External links
*
* ttps://www.visitkras.info/en/karst_and_brkini/cultural_heritage/parks_and_gardens/473/orto_carsico_di_pepa__dutovlje Pepa's Karst Gardenbr>Stories from Karst
Populated places in the Municipality of Sežana
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