Gornja Bitnja Explained

Official Name:Gornja Bitnja
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:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ilirska Bistrica
Area Total Km2:1.13
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:42
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.6036°N 14.1965°W
Elevation M:442.2
Footnotes:[1]

Gornja Bitnja (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡoːɾnja ˈbiːtnja/; in older sources Bitinje,[2] Italian: Bittigne di Sopra) is a small settlement on the right bank of the Reka River in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Turn Mansion

There is a 17th-century mansion in the settlement known as Turn Mansion or Turn Radlšek Mansion (Slovenian: Turn Radlšek,[3] German: Thurn-Radelsegg[2]).[4] It stands on a hill above the village, and it is an elongated rectangular building with two towers that projecting from it. It dates from the 17th century but was remodeled in the 18th century. There is a pond before the entrance.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 134–135.
  3. Web site: Gornja Bitnja - Turn Radlšek . February 2, 2022 . Register kulturne dediščine . Ministrstvo za kulturo.
  4. http://www.ilirska-bistrica.si Ilirska Bistrica municipal site