Bitnje, Bohinj
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Bitnje ({{IPA|sl|ˈbiːtnjɛ|pron}}, {{langx|de|Wittnach}}{{cite book |title=Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko |date=1906 |publisher=C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna |location=Vienna |page=147}}) is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava Bohinjka River in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
Bitnje was attested in written sources as Pitenach in 1185, Witniach {{circa}} 1330, and Bittnach in 1494, among other spellings.{{cite web |title=Bitnje |url=https://topografija.zrc-sazu.si/ |website=Slovenska historična topografija |publisher=ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa |access-date=February 14, 2021}} The name is derived from the personal name Bytъ, which is also the basis of the name Bitnje near Kranj as well as related place names such as Bitiče.{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |page=62}}
Church
File:Bitnje Bohinj Slovenia - church.jpg
The originally Gothic medieval village church that has been redesigned in the Baroque style is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.{{cite web |title=Župnija Bohinjska Bistrica |url=https://www.druzina.si/zupnija/zupnijska-cerkev-sv-miklavza-bohinjska-bistrica |website=Družina |access-date=August 8, 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130906184805/http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=17 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2013 |title=17: Bitnje v Bohinju - Cerkev Marije vnebovzete |trans-title=17: Bitnje in Bohinj – Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church |work=Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] |language=Slovenian |publisher=Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia |accessdate=6 June 2012 }} It features a beautiful Renaissance portal.[http://www.bohinj.si/index.php?catID=290 Bohinj municipal site] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912094641/http://www.bohinj.si/index.php?catID=290 |date=September 12, 2008 }}
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External links
- {{commonscat-inline|Bitnje}}
- [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:2158_x1553918.5368514515_y5825862.966774607_s15_b2345 Bitnje on Geopedia]
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Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj
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