Banja, Mališevo

Banja (Albanian: Banjë;Serbian: Бања) is a village in municipality of Malisheva in Republic of Kosovo. The village has an area of 1305 ha. The village is named after a local spring with warm water that has healing properties. The toponym comes from Proto-Slavic *baňa, an old borrowing from Vulgar Latin *bāneum, from Latin balneum. (lit. spa).

Banjë
  • Banjë (Albanian)
  • Бања/Banja (Serbian)
Village
Banjë
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42.464385°N 20.779106°E / 42.464385; 20.779106
Location Kosovo
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalityMalishevë
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,639
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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