Čepovan (; , )Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 98. is a settlement in the

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in western

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. Apart from the main village of Čepovan, it extends to include a number of smaller hamlets in the valley known as Čepovanski Dol: Dol, Drage, Frata, Griva, Lazna, Močile, Podčepovna, Pod Goro (), Puštale, Robe, Rut, Šulgi, Tesno, Vrata, and Vrše.

Name

Čepovan was attested in written sources in 1301 as ''Kampowan'' (and as ''Zampuano'' in 1377 and ''Tschepawan'' in 1507). The name may be borrowed from a

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reflex of Latin ''*clampuānum'', which may be related to the Latin place name ''Clampētia''. On the other hand, it may be a borrowing from a word based on

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''ciamp'' 'field'.

History

The parish priest Blaž Grčar opened a lace-making school in Čepovan in 1890, helping promote this home industry. The settlement was affected by the First World War, reminders of which include an abandoned military cemetery. During the Second World War, a

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field hospital was located in the hamlet of Vrše, and a command bunker to the north in nearby Grudnica. In January 1944 a Partisan officers' school was set up in Čepovan; it was soon thereafter relocated to Cerkno. In May 1944, after the

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, a district Partisan conference was held in the hamlet of Lazna, and a regional conference on 12 July. German aerial bombardments in April, July, and October 1944 destroyed much of the settlement.

Mass grave

Čepovan was the site of a

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from the Second World War. The Čepovan Mass Grave () was located north of the main settlement, 130 m south of the house at Čepovan no. 143. It contained the remains of five Italian soldiers that fell in battle on 18 December 1943. The remains were exhumed in 1999 and transferred to Italy.

Church

The former

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in the settlement is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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of the Diocese of Koper. A small church further up the valley in the hamlet of Puštale is dedicated to the

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Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Čepovan include: *

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(1891–1965), orchard expert *

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(1872–1929), translator *

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(1881–1964), agriculture, dairy, and grazing specialist *

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(1878–1960), politician *

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(1846–1904), journalist, editor, and translator

References

External links

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Čepovan on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cepovan Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica