Bërnjak () or Brnjak (nicknamed by local residents Brnjaci or Brnjake) is a village in northern Kosovo. A border crossing with Serbia is located in the village.
Geography
The settlement is located on the territory of the
cadastral municipality of Bërnjak with an area of 2,981
Hectare. Once one of the largest
villages in
North Kosovo, it is located in the Brnjačka river
Drainage basin, which flows from the slopes of Mokra Gora.
History
During World War II, Bërnjak was among the villages in North Kosovo that was burned down by
Albanians paramilitaries working with the Sandžak Muslim militia and the
Serbs population expelled.
2008 North Kosovo incident
Bërnjak was the location of one of the
NATO-staffed border checkpoints between
Serbia and
Kosovo. In February 2008, the
border was sealed by
NATO troops after ethnic Serbs ransacked and set fire to the border checkpoints at
Jarinje and Bërnjak.
See also
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