Bajgora
Village in Mitrovica, Kosovo
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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.[2] 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.[3][4]
Notable people
- Bislim Bajgora, Adjutant for the Balli Kombetar forces of Kosovo
- Mehë Uka, educator and polticial prisoner honoured with the Hero of Kosovo Order[5]