Bitiče

Bitiče
Bitiče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′57.09″N 14°49′12.31″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Sava
Municipality	Litija
Area
• Total	1.31 km^2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation	450.6 m (1,478.3 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	19
[1]

Bitiče (pronounced [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]

References

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. 93.
3. Municipality of Litija website
4. "Bitiče". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

External links

• Bitiče on Geopedia