Banjska monastery

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The Banjska Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in the Banjska village near Zvečan, Kosovo. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1317 (707 years ago)Coordinates: 42°58'17"N, 20°46'57"E

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Kosovska MitrovicaKosovo

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Banjska monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of Saint Demetrius, New Bridge, Zvečan, Monument to the Serbian and Albanian Partisans.

6.6 miSE
Church
Church of Saint Demetrius, Mitrovica
169 min walk • The Church of St. Demetrius in Kosovo Mitrovica Albanian: Kisha e Shën Dhimitrit/Mitrit is the church of the Serbian Orthodox Church, owned by the Rasko-Prizren diocese.
6.9 miSE
Bridge
New Bridge, Mitrovica
177 min walk • The New Bridge is a steel truss bridge crossing the Ibar river in Mitrovica, a city in Serbian enclave of northern Kosovo. The New Bridge has become an iconic symbol of Kosovo division, as it separates around 80,000 Kosovo Albanians in the south from close to 50 000 Serbs and other nationalities living in the north.
5.1 miSE
Area
Zvečan, Mitrovica
131 min walk • Zvečan or Zveçan is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in Kosovo. As of 2015, it has a population of 16,650 inhabitants. It covers an area of 122 km², and consists of a town and 35 villages.
6.5 miSE
Memorial
Monument to the Serbian and Albanian Partisans, Mitrovica
167 min walk • The Monument to the Serbian and Albanian Partisans honors the Albanian and Serbian partisans from Kosovo and Metohija who died in World War II in Yugoslavia from 1941–1945. Erected in 1973, the monument is on a promontory named Miner’s Hill, located above Mitrovica, Kosovo. Its creator was architect Bogdan Bogdanovich.
5.8 miSE
Memorial
Zvečan Fortress, Mitrovica
148 min walk • The Fortress of Zvečan, also known as Zvečan/Zveçan medieval fortress and Fortress of Mitrovica, located in the north-west of the city of North Mitrovica, in Kosovo, is an enormous castle and one of the oldest fortresses in South Eastern Europe. It was built on the top of the extinct volcano vent, overlooking the Ibar river.
7 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Minatori Sports Hall, Mitrovica
179 min walk • Minatori Sports Hall is a multi–use sports hall in Mitrovica, Kosovo which is the home of both, the KB Trepça basketball and KH Trepca handball teams.