Dupnitsa

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Dupnitsa
Map of Bulgaria, Dupnitsa is indicated
Province
(oblast)
Kyustendil
Population 43 791 (13.09.2005)
Altitude 535 m
Postal code 2600
Area code 0701
Geographic
coordinates
42° 16' north,
23° 7' east
Time zone EET
(UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer)
Mayor Parvan Dangov

Dupnitsa (Bulgarian: Дупница) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Kyustendil Province, at the foot of Rila, about 65 km south of Sofia.

The town has been existing since Antiquity. The names Tobinitsa, Doupla and Dubnitsa were originally mentioned, the last one surviving until the Liberation of Bulgaria, when the official name was changed to Dupnitsa. In 1948 the town was renamed to Stanke Dimitrov, for a short period in 1949 was called Marek, but the name was once again changed to Stanke Dimitrov in 1950. After the democratic changes, the old name Dupnitsa was adopted.

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