Bajgora
Bajgorë
Village
Bajgora is located in Kosovo
Bajgora
Bajgora
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°57′08″N 21°00′14.4″E / 42.95222°N 21.004000°E / 42.95222; 21.004000
LocationKosovo
DistrictMitrovica
MunicipalityMitrovica
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,098
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bajgora (Albanian: Bajgorë; Serbian; Бајгора) is a village in the municipality of Mitrovica in Kosovo. It is located in the south of the Kopaonik mountain range. It is just a few kilometers south from the Bajraku peak rising up to 1,789 m (5,869 ft) high. According to the 2011 census, it had 1,098 inhabitants, all Albanians.[1] It is part of the region known as Shala e Bajgorës.

Bajgora was the scene of Kosovo Liberation Army activity during the Kosovo War of 1999.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Chris Bird (January 12, 1999). "Shooting of aide puts Kosovo on brink of war". The Guardian.
  3. Steven Erlanger (May 11, 1999). "Crisis in the Balkans: The Serbs; Belgrade Says Pullout In Kosovo Has Begun". The New York Times.


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