Grosuplje
Sign in to saveGrosuplje (; ) is a town in central Slovenia, in the northwest of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is the seat of the Municipality of Grosuplje and is part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. It has close ties to the nearby capital, Ljubljana.
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Place details
- Locality
- Grosuplje
- Region
- Municipality of Grosuplje
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 7,098
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Key facts
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- Grosuplje
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- Town
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- From top, left to right: Grosuplje skyline, St. Michael's Church, Steam locomotive display, Railway Station, Koščak House, Admiral Hotel
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- Flag of Grosuplje.svg
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- Coat of arms of Grosuplje.svg
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- Slovenia
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- Location in Slovenia
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- Country
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- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lower Carniola
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- Statistical region
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Municipality of Grosuplje
- Population
- +7703
- Area
- +5.3
- Elevation
- +344
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Municipality of Grosuplje
- Shares border with
- Ljubljana
- Official website
Article
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Grosuplje (; ) is a town in central Slovenia, in the northwest of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is the seat of the Municipality of Grosuplje and is part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. It has close ties to the nearby capital, Ljubljana.
==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.