Grosuplje (; german: Großlupp)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 108. is a town in central

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. It is the seat of the

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. It lies just south of the capital

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in the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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Name

Grosuplje was first attested in written sources in 1136 as ''Groslupp'' (and as ''Grasslupp'' in 1220–50, and ''Grazlup'' in 1249). The settlement is known as ''Grasuple'' in the local dialect. The etymological origin of the name is unclear. One theory derives it from ''*Graslupoje (selo/poľe)''—literally, 'wet (village/field)', from the adjective ''*graslupъ''. Another theory derives the name from Lombard ''*grass(ah)lauffja'' 'rapids' but is undermined by the lack of fast-flowing water in the area. Yet another theory derives it from the hypothetical Lombard name ''*Graslupus'' borrowed into Slavic as ''*Groslupъ'', whereby ''*Groslupľe selo'' would literally mean 'Groslupъ's village'. In the past the German name was ''Großlupp''.

Mass grave

Grosuplje is the site of a

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associated with the Second World War. The Koščak Hill Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Koščakov hrib) is located in the northern part of the town, on Koščak Hill—also known as Brinje Hill (). It contains the remains of 15 anticommunist militia members, mostly from the Dobrepolje karst polje, that were held as prisoners of war and murdered between 26 and 28 October 1943.

Church

The

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in the settlement is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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(1898–1951),

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writer * Ana Gale (1909–1944), poetSavnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 131. * Jože Gale (1913–2005), film director *

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(born 1958), former

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* Stane Valentinčič (1913–1995), veterinarianBidovec, Andrej. 1995. "Umrl je prof. dr. Stane Valentinčič." ''Lovec: glasilo Lovske zveze Slovenije'' 78(9) (September): 342–343. *

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(born 1967), current president of

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References

External links

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Grosuplje on Geopedia
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Grosuplje municipal siteGrosuplje on Web - Drevored.si
{{Authority control Populated places in the Municipality of Grosuplje Cities and towns in Lower Carniola