Brnjak
Brnjak
Bërnjak | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nicknames: Brnjaci, Brnjake | |
  Brnjak | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′03″N 20°34′16″E / 42.93417°N 20.57111°ECoordinates: 42°56′03″N 20°34′16″E / 42.93417°N 20.57111°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovica |
| Municipality | Zubin Potok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.81 km2 (11.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 207 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Brnjak (nicknamed by local residents Brnjaci or Brnjake, Albanian: Bërnjak) is a village in northern Kosovo. The border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia is located in the village.
Geography[]
Settlement is located on the territory of the cadastral municipality of Brnjak with an area of 2,981 ha. Once one of the largest villages in Ibarski Kolašin, it is located in the basin, which flows from the slopes of Mokra Gora.
History[]
Due to the road that led from Metohija to the valley of Raska and due to the immediate vicinity of Jelec grad (Jelenin Grad), Brnjak became one of the most important settlements in Kolasin. In Brnjaci, in a place known as Jerinjino Selo or Jelač Do was the castle of , the wife of King Uroš I and the mother of King Milutin and . Jelenin Brnjaci has been mentioned as a court since 1267/68. Within the castle was the famous the Queen's school for the upbringing of young girls. Remains of a church and a cemetery near it were discovered in . Other remains are related to at the confluence of the and rivers at the confluence with the in Ibar. probably lived there, because the remains of buildings of very large dimensions were discovered. The Turkish census from 1455 says that Brnjak has 30 Serbian houses. According to records from later of the Turkish era, the relics of this hermit and saint were found near the monastery of St. Peter of Koriška and his hermitage. In the village was the church of St. Weeks of which only ruins remain today.
2008 North Kosovo incident[]
Brnjak was the location of one of the NATO-staffed border checkpoints between Serbia and Kosovo. In February 2008, the border was sealed by NATO troops after ethnic Serbs ransacked and set fire to the border checkpoints at Jarinje and Brnjak.
References[]
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