Bare ( sq-definite, Barja, ) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the municipality of Mitrovica in the

District of Mitrovica Mitrovica District (; sr-cyrl, Косовскомитровачки округ, ''Kosovskomitrovački okrug'') is one of the Districts of Kosovo, seven districts of Kosovo. Its administrative center and the largest city is Mitrovica, Kosovo, M ...

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

. According to the 2011 census, it had 841 inhabitants, all of whom were Albanian. It is part of the region Shala e Bajgorës.

History

During the

Kosovo War The Kosovo War (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Косовски рат, Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. It ...

, the Brigade 141 "Mehë Uka" of the

Kosovo Liberation Army The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; , UÇK) was an Albanians, ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), Republic of R ...

was active in the village. On 8 January 1999, the KLA captured 8 and killed 3 Serbian policemen.

References

Villages in Mitrovica, Kosovo Shala e Bajgorës {{Kosovo-geo-stub