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Banjska (village)

Settlement in Kosovo

Summary

Settlement in Kosovo

FieldValue
nameBanjska
native_nameBanjskë
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineFile:Banjska Monastery, 2012.jpg
image_captionBanjska Monastery
pushpin_mapKosovo
coordinates
subdivision_typeLocation
subdivision_nameKosovo
subdivision_type1District
subdivision_name1Mitrovica
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2Zvečan
unit_prefMetric
population_total465
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
postal_code_type

Banjska (Бањска; or Bajë e Mitrovicës) is a village located in Zvečan in northern Kosovo. It has a population of 465 inhabitants as of 2011.

History

Before 1918, Banjska had a Muslim Albanian majority. In 1891, 60 houses were inhabited by Albanians and 73 houses in 1903. They migrated to the city of Mitrovica or Turkey in Evrencik after 1918. After 1923, Serbs settled in the village.

Places of interest

The Banjska monastery is nearby.

Events

In 1999 a RTV transmitter was damaged.

During the Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010, a polling station was surrounded by an angry mob and access to the village was blocked.

2023 attack

Main article: Banjska attack

On 24 September 2023, an armed group of about 30 Serb men attacked Kosovo Police after blockading the village, shooting and killing one officer and injuring another, before barricading themselves in the Banjska monastery. Three Serb militants were killed by Kosovo Police. The attack was classified as a terrorist attack by Kosovo and the European Union.

Notable people

  • Mehmet Aliu (sq), Albanian imam and landowner, also known by the name Hoxhë Banjska

References

References

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  3. "Порекло презимена, варошица Бањска (Звечан)". poreklo.
  4. "Banjska". kosovo.net.
  5. "† Манастир Бањска †". banjska.org.
  6. "Civil Objects". beotel.net.
  7. "Banjskë/Banjska. Shkolla Fillore "Banović Strahinja". Osnovna Škola "Banović Strahinja". 4. 29. Zvečan/Zveçan. 2913b. Zherovnicë/Zerovnica".
  8. (12 December 2010). "Serbs Divided on Kosovo Election Day". balkaninsight.com.
  9. (2023-09-24). "Kosovo police surround 30 gunmen in monastery after officer shot". BBC News.
  10. (28 September 2023). "Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role". Associated Press.
  11. "European Parliament approves resolution for Serbia’s attack on Banjska {{!}} Euronews Albania".
  12. (2023-09-25). "Kurti: Serbia të mbahet plotësisht përgjegjëse për sulmet në veri". [[Koha Ditore]].
  13. (26 October 2023). "Mehmet Aliu, hoxha i Banjskës pronar i shumë tokave të Banjskës". lajmpress.org.
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