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Village in Korçë, Albania
Bitinckë
Village
Bitinckë is located in AlbaniaBitinckëBitinckë
Coordinates: 40°38′52″N 20°59′1″E / 40.64778°N 20.98361°E / 40.64778; 20.98361
Country Albania
CountyKorçë
MunicipalityDevoll
Municipal unitBashkia Devoll
Population
 • Total2,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bitinckë is a village in the Korçë County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Devoll. The village is at 700–1000 metres elevation above sea level.

Bitinckë is the site of an iron-nickel deposit located in one of three such zones in Albania. In addition, Bitinckë is the site of a nickel-silicate deposit, one of two in the country. The mined deposits are connected by a road to the national road (distance of 1 kilometre). The ores of nickel in the area have a thickness of 1–25 metres and contain sizable amounts of both iron and cobalt.

During the communist era, a farming cooperative existed in the village and Bitinckë was visited by Albanian president Enver Hoxha in 1957. Hoxha gave the village a camera to photograph their experiences of the cooperative farm.

Panorama of Bitinckë showing the iron-nickel deposit (left), the village (centre) and the Devoll plain and Morava mountains (centre background)

Gallery

  • Welcome sign into Bitinckë Welcome sign into Bitinckë
  • Houses in Bitinckë Houses in Bitinckë
  • Mosque of Bitinckë Mosque of Bitinckë
  • Mosque water fountain Mosque water fountain
  • Primary school "Hasan Bitincka" Primary school "Hasan Bitincka"
  • A mule in Bitinckë A mule in Bitinckë
  • Monument to fallen communist partisans Monument to fallen communist partisans
  • Iron-nickel deposit Iron-nickel deposit
  • Remnants of communist era guardhouse atop mountain Remnants of communist era guardhouse atop mountain

References

  1. "Location of Bitinckë". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  2. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Shallari, S.; Schwartz, C.; Hasko, A.; Morel, J. L. (1998). "Heavy metals in soils and plants of serpentine and industrial sites of Albania". Science of the Total Environment. 209 (2–3): 134. Bibcode:1998ScTEn.209..133S. doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00312-4. PMID 9514035.
  4. ^ Çuni, E.; Dodona, E.; Harasani, P.; Sallaku, F.; Shallari, S. (2015). "Assessment of Habitats Area Sand Nickel Hyperaccumulator Plant Alyssum Genus in Albania". Albanian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 14 (4): 375.
  5. ^ Nako, Iljaz; Jorgji, Vasil; Bakiu, Arben (2000). "Albanian mineral industry and its trends in the future". In Michalakopoulos, T.N.; Panagiotou, G.N. (eds.). Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 2000. CRC Press. pp. 462–463. ISBN 9789058091789.
  6. ^ Thorne, Robert; Roberts, Stephen; Herrington, Richard (2012). "The formation and evolution of the Bitincke nickel laterite deposit, Albania". Mineralium Deposita. 47 (8): 933. Bibcode:2012MinDe..47..933T. doi:10.1007/s00126-012-0411-x. S2CID 129043314.
  7. ^ De Rapper, Gilles; Durand, Anouck (2011). "Family Photographs in Socialist Albania: State Photography and the Private Sphere". In Pistrick, Eckehard; Scaldaferri, Nicola; Schwörer, Gretel (eds.). Audiovisual media and identity issues in Southeastern Europe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 9781443831413.
Subdivisions of Devoll municipality
Municipal seat: Bilisht
Administrative unit of Bilisht
Administrative unit of Hoçisht
  • Baban
  • Borsh
  • Bradvicë
  • Çipan
  • Eçmenik
  • Grace
  • Grapsh
  • Hoçisht
  • Përparimaj
  • Stropan
Administrative unit of Miras
Administrative unit of Progër
Administrative unit of Qendër Bilisht


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