Bitinckë

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 higher than sea level.[3][4]

Bitinckë
Village
Bitinckë
Coordinates: 40°38′52″N 20°59′1″E
Country Albania
CountyKorçë
MunicipalityDevoll
Municipal unitBashkia Devoll
Population
 • Total2,000
Time zoneUTC+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 an 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]

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


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References
  1. "Location of Bitinckë". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  2. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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