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Bitnja Vas

Coordinates: 45°53′59.22″N 15°7′16.08″E / 45.8997833°N 15.1211333°E / 45.8997833; 15.1211333
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Bitnja Vas
Bitnja Vas is located in Slovenia
Bitnja Vas
Bitnja Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′59.22″N 15°7′16.08″E / 45.8997833°N 15.1211333°E / 45.8997833; 15.1211333
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityMokronog-Trebelno
Area
 • Total0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Elevation
385.2 m (1,263.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total41
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Bitnja Vas (pronounced [ˈbiːtnja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Bitnja vas, in older sources also Bitna Vas[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

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Bitnja Vas was attested in written sources as Wittendorf in 1409, Bittendorf in 1425, and Bitinoues in 1474, among other spellings.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 84.
  3. ^ Mokronog-Trebelno municipal website
  4. ^ "Bitnja vas". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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