Banjska (village)

Banjska
Village
Banjska Monastery
Banjska Monastery
Banjska is located in Kosovo
Banjska
Banjska
Coordinates: 42°58′24″N 20°46′51″E / 42.97333°N 20.78083°E / 42.97333; 20.78083
LocationKosovo
DistrictMitrovica
MunicipalityZvečan
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
465
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Banjska (Serbian Cyrillic: Бањска; Albanian: Banjskë or Bajë e Mitrovicës) is a village located in Zvečan in northern Kosovo.[1] 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.[2] They migrated to the city of Mitrovica or Turkey in Evrencik after 1918.[3][2] After 1923, Serbs settled in the village.[2]

Places of interest

The Banjska monastery is nearby.[4][5]

Events

In 1999 a RTV transmitter was damaged.[6]

During the Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010, a polling station[7] was surrounded by an angry mob and access to the village was blocked.[8]

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.[9] Three Serb militants were killed by Kosovo Police.[10] The attack was classified as a terrorist attack by Kosovo and the European Union.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Banjska". GEOnet Names Server.
  2. ^ a b c "Banjska ishte vendbanim shqiptar, manastiri u ngrit mbi themelet e një kishe ilire". ina-online.net (in Albanian). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Порекло презимена, варошица Бањска (Звечан)". poreklo (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Banjska". kosovo.net. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. ^ "† Манастир Бањска †". banjska.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Civil Objects". beotel.net.
  7. ^ "Banjskë/Banjska. Shkolla Fillore "Banović Strahinja". Osnovna Škola "Banović Strahinja". 4. 29. Zvečan/Zveçan. 2913b. Zherovnicë/Zerovnica" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Serbs Divided on Kosovo Election Day". balkaninsight.com. 12 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Kosovo police surround 30 gunmen in monastery after officer shot". BBC News. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  10. ^ Cimili, Zana (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". euronews.al. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Kurti: Serbia të mbahet plotësisht përgjegjëse për sulmet në veri" [Kurti: Serbia should be held fully accountable for the attack in the north]. Koha Ditore (in Albanian). 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.