Dupnitsa

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**Dupnitsa**
Дупница

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, sometimes transliterated Dupnitza or Dupnica) 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.

Dupnica`s Centre.

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