Bitnje, Bohinj

Bitnje
Bitnje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°17′1.48″N 13°57′36.48″E / 46.2837444°N 13.9601333°E / 46.2837444; 13.9601333Coordinates: 46°17′1.48″N 13°57′36.48″E / 46.2837444°N 13.9601333°E / 46.2837444; 13.9601333
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Bohinj
Elevation 510.8 m (1,675.9 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 65
[1]

Bitnje (pronounced [ˈbiːtnjɛ]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava Bohinjka River in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

The originally Gothic Medieval village church that has been redesigned in the Baroque style is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.[2] It features a beautiful Renaissance portal.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. "17: Bitnje v Bohinju - Cerkev Marije vnebovzete" [17: Bitnje in Bohinj – Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. Bohinj municipal site Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

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