Bitinckë
Village in Korçë, Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Coordinates: 40°38′52″N 20°59′1″E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Korçë |
Municipality | Devoll |
Municipal 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]