Bitiče Explained

Official Name:Bitiče
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Litija
Area Total Km2:1.31
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:19
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0992°N 14.8201°W
Elevation M:450.6
Postal Code:1270
Footnotes:[1]

Bitiče (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbiːtitʃɛ/; German: Vititsch[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills just north of Spodnji Hotič. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Bitiče was attested in written sources as Vitis in 1145, Witeczgeschies in 1406, and Wittitsch in 1444, among other spellings.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp 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. 93.
  3. http://www.litija.si/ Municipality of Litija website
  4. Web site: Bitiče . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . February 14, 2021.