Bitnje, Bohinj

Bitnje
Bitnje
	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

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.

Name

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

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

^ 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

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Bitnje on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[Leksikon-2] Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 147.

[3] "Bitnje". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[Snoj-4] Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 62.

[5] "Župnija Bohinjska Bistrica". Družina. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

[RKD17-6] "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.

[7] Bohinj municipal site Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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