Dutovlje

Dutovlje (pronounced [ˈduːtɔu̯ljɛ]; Italian: Duttogliano) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy.[2]

Dutovlje
Village
Dutovlje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′21.15″N 13°49′56.73″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalitySežana
Area
 • Total8.54 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Elevation
313.2 m (1,027.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total517
[1]

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 *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'.[3]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[4]

  • 1909 postcard of Dutovlje
  • Central square in Dutovlje
  • Cistern from 1848
  • Abandoned railroad bed
  • World War One fortification
  • Cultivated sinkhole
  • Pepa's Karst Garden

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Sežana municipal site Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 130.
  4. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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