Bitinckë | |
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Coordinates: 40°38′52″N 20°59′1″E / 40.64778°N 20.98361°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Korçë |
Municipality | Devoll |
Municipal unit | Bashkia Devoll |
Population | |
• Total | 2,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
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 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]
Bitinckë | |
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Coordinates: 40°38′52″N 20°59′1″E / 40.64778°N 20.98361°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Korçë |
Municipality | Devoll |
Municipal unit | Bashkia Devoll |
Population | |
• Total | 2,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
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 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]