Bitinckë
Village in Korçë, Albania
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Bitinckë is a village in the Korçë County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Devoll.[2] The village is at 700–1000 metres elevation above sea level.[3][4]
Bitinckë | |
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.svg)  Bitinckë | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′52″N 20°59′1″E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Devoll |
| Administrative unit | Bashkia Devoll |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bitinckë is the site of an iron-nickel deposit located in one of three such zones in Albania.[5][6] In addition, Bitinckë is the site of a nickel-silicate deposit, one of two in the country.[5][6] The mined deposits[3] are connected by a road to the national road (distance of 1 kilometre).[5] The ores of nickel in the area have a thickness of 1–25 metres and contain sizable amounts of both iron and cobalt.[4][3]
During the communist era, a farming cooperative existed in the village and Bitinckë was visited by Albanian president Enver Hoxha in 1957.[7] Hoxha gave the village a camera to photograph their experiences of the cooperative farm.[7]
Gallery
Welcome sign into Bitinckë
Houses in Bitinckë
Mosque of Bitinckë
Mosque water fountain
Primary school "Hasan Bitincka"
A mule in Bitinckë
Monument to fallen communist partisans
Iron-nickel deposit
Remnants of communist era guardhouse atop mountain
