Bitnje (pronounced [ˈbiːtnjɛ], German: Wittnach[2]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava Bohinjka River in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
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  Bitnje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′1.48″N 13°57′36.48″E / 46.2837444°N 13.9601333°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Bohinj |
| Elevation | 510.8 m (1,675.9 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 71 |
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Name edit
Bitnje was attested in written sources as Pitenach in 1185, Witniach c. 1330, and Bittnach in 1494, among other spellings.[3] The name is derived from the personal name Bytъ, which is also the basis of the name Bitnje near Kranj as well as related place names such as Bitiče.[4]
Church edit
The originally Gothic medieval village church that has been redesigned in the Baroque style is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.[5][6] It features a beautiful Renaissance portal.[7]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 147.
- ^ "Bitnje". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 62.
- ^ "Župnija Bohinjska Bistrica". Družina. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "17: Bitnje v Bohinju - Cerkev Marije vnebovzete" [17: Bitnje in Bohinj – Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ Bohinj municipal site Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
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