Banjska Monastery
The Banjska Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Banjskës; Serbian: Манастир Бањска, romanized: Manastir Banjska, ⓘ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in the Banjska village near Zvečan, Kosovo.
View of the Banjska monastery church | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Манастир Светог архиђакона Стефана - Бањска |
| Order | Serbian Orthodox |
| Established | 1317 (reestablished in 2004) |
| Disestablished | 16th century |
| Dedicated to | Saint Archdeacon Stephen |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Raška and Prizren |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | King of Serbia Stefan Uroš II Milutin |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Cultural monument of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated date | 26 August 1947 |
| Site | |
| Location | Hill near Zvečan |
| Country | Kosovo |
| Public access | Limited |
The monastery was the site of Banjska attack, an attack carried by Serb militants against Kosovo Police on 24 September 2023.
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