Coordinates: 40°38′52″N 20°59′1″E / 40.64778°N 20.98361°E / 40.64778; 20.98361

Bitinckë

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Bitinckë
Village
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CountryFile:Flag of Albania.svg Albania
CountyKorçë
MunicipalityDevoll
Administrative unitBashkia Devoll
Population
 • Total
2,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bitinckë is a village in the Korçë County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Devoll.[2] The village is at 700–1000 metres elevation above sea level.[3][4]

Bitinckë is the site of an iron-nickel deposit located in one of three such zones in Albania.[5][6] In addition, Bitinckë is the site of a nickel-silicate deposit, one of two in the country.[5][6] The mined deposits[3] are connected by a road to the national road (distance of 1 kilometre).[5] The ores of nickel in the area have a thickness of 1–25 metres and contain sizable amounts of both iron and cobalt.[4][3]

During the communist era, a farming cooperative existed in the village and Bitinckë was visited by Albanian president Enver Hoxha in 1957.[7] Hoxha gave the village a camera to photograph their experiences of the cooperative farm.[7]

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Panorama of Bitinckë showing the iron-nickel deposit (left), the village (centre) and the Devoll plain and Morava mountains (centre background)
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