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Banj brdo (Serbian Cyrilic: Бањ брдо, translated as Banj hill), before known as Šehitluci (Serbian Cyrilic: Шехитлуци) is a 431 meter hill and tourist and recreation place in Banja Luka, part of Bjeljavina mountain.

Оn top of the hill there is Monument to fallen Krajina soldiers, work of Antun Augustinčić dedicated to dead soldiers of People Liberation War in Bosanska Krajina and it is possible to see whole city from that place.^[1] Serpentine road on Banj brdo that leads to the monument is made in years 1932 and 1933 on which today small tourist bus is circulating between Day of the City of Banja Luka (April 22) and September 30.^[2]^[3]

Name of the hill

After Defense Fatherland War, the name of Šehitluci is changed into Banj brdo because of etymology of old name. Word šehitluci is derived from Turkish word šehid, that means Muslim soldier and Serbian rule was against that. Also there are some legends about name Šehitluci. The name is linked with Battle of Banja Luka 1737 when some Muslim soldiers were beheaded and they ran from Hiseta to today Banj brdo with their heads in hands. They came to one spring were they died and it is considered that they were buried on top of the hill where it was a turbe - above the surface closed Muslim grave building. On same place rule of Vrbas banovina build a pyramid as monument for those who died and from that time the hill had name Šehitluci.^[4]

References

^ "SPOMENIK PALIM KRAJIŠNICIMA-BANJ BRDO" (in Serbian). Banja Luka Tourist Organization.
^ "Detalji iz prošlosti Banjaluke koje vjerovatno niste znali" (in Serbian). Alternativna Televizija. 2016-01-13.
^ "Панорамским бусом на Бањ брдо" (in Serbian). City of Banja Luka Official Site. 2019-04-03.
^ "Spomenik Krajišnicima palim u Narodnooslobodilačkoj borbi" (in Serbian). Banja Luka Official Site. 2019-04-03.

[šehovi1-1] "SPOMENIK PALIM KRAJIŠNICIMA-BANJ BRDO" (in Serbian). Banja Luka Tourist Organization.

[šehovi2-2] "Detalji iz prošlosti Banjaluke koje vjerovatno niste znali" (in Serbian). Alternativna Televizija. 2016-01-13.

[šehovi4-3] "Панорамским бусом на Бањ брдо" (in Serbian). City of Banja Luka Official Site. 2019-04-03.

[šehovi3-4] "Spomenik Krajišnicima palim u Narodnooslobodilačkoj borbi" (in Serbian). Banja Luka Official Site. 2019-04-03.

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 [[File:Banj brdo spomenik palim krajisnicima.JPG|thumb|Monument to fallen Krajina soldiers on top of Banj brdo]]
 '''Banj brdo''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic alphabet|Serbian Cyrilic]]: ''Бањ брдо'', translated as ''Banj hill''), before known as '''Šehitluci''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic alphabet|Serbian Cyrilic]]: ''Шехитлуци'') is a 431 meter hill and tourist and recreation place in [[Banja Luka]],  part of [[Bjeljavina]] mountain.
-Оn top of the hill there is [[Monument to fallen Krajina soldiers]], work of [[Antun Augustinčić]] dedicated to dead soldiers of [[World War II in Yugoslavia|People Liberation War]] in [[Bosanska Krajina]] and it is possible to see whole city from that place. <ref name="šehovi1">{{cite web|url=https://www.banjaluka-tourism.com/index.php/sr/sta-vidjeti/posjetite-9/spomenik-palim-krajisnicima-banj-brdo|title=SPOMENIK PALIM KRAJIŠNICIMA-BANJ BRDO|publisher=Banja Luka Tourist Organization|date=|accessdate=|language=Serbian}}</ref> Serpentine road on Banj brdo that leads to the monument is made in years [[1932]] and [[1933]] on which today small tourist bus is circulating between Day of the City of Banja Luka (April 22nd) and September 30th. <ref name="šehovi2">{{cite web|url=https://www.atvbl.com/detalji-iz-proslosti-banjaluke-koje-vjerovatno-niste-znali|title=Detalji iz prošlosti Banjaluke koje vjerovatno niste znali|publisher=Alternativna Televizija|date=2016-01-13|accessdate=|language=Serbian}}</ref> <ref name="šehovi4">{{cite web|url=http://www.banjaluka.rs.ba/%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%bc%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8%d0%bc-%d0%b1%d1%83%d1%81%d0%be%d0%bc-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d1%9a-%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%b4%d0%be/|title=Панорамским бусом на Бањ брдо|publisher=City of Banja Luka Official Site|date=2019-04-03|accessdate=|language=Serbian}}</ref>
+Оn top of the hill there is [[Monument to fallen Krajina soldiers]], work of [[Antun Augustinčić]] dedicated to dead soldiers of [[World War II in Yugoslavia|People Liberation War]] in [[Bosanska Krajina]] and it is possible to see whole city from that place.<ref name="šehovi1">{{cite web|url=https://www.banjaluka-tourism.com/index.php/sr/sta-vidjeti/posjetite-9/spomenik-palim-krajisnicima-banj-brdo|title=SPOMENIK PALIM KRAJIŠNICIMA-BANJ BRDO|publisher=Banja Luka Tourist Organization|date=|accessdate=|language=Serbian}}</ref> Serpentine road on Banj brdo that leads to the monument is made in years 1932 and 1933 on which today small tourist bus is circulating between Day of the City of Banja Luka (April 22) and September 30.<ref name="šehovi2">{{cite web|url=https://www.atvbl.com/detalji-iz-proslosti-banjaluke-koje-vjerovatno-niste-znali|title=Detalji iz prošlosti Banjaluke koje vjerovatno niste znali|publisher=Alternativna Televizija|date=2016-01-13|accessdate=|language=Serbian}}</ref><ref name="šehovi4">{{cite web|url=http://www.banjaluka.rs.ba/%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%bc%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8%d0%bc-%d0%b1%d1%83%d1%81%d0%be%d0%bc-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d1%9a-%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%b4%d0%be/|title=Панорамским бусом на Бањ брдо|publisher=City of Banja Luka Official Site|date=2019-04-03|accessdate=|language=Serbian}}</ref>
 == Name of the hill ==
-After [[War in Bosnia|Defense Fatherland War]], the name of Šehitluci is changed into Banj brdo because of etymology of old name. Word šehitluci is derived from [[Turkish language|Turkish]] word ''[[shahid|šehid]]'', that means [[Muslim]] soldier and [[Republika Srpska (1992-95)|Serbian]] rule was against that. Also there are some legends about name Šehitluci. The name is linked with [[Battle of Banja Luka]] [[1737]] when some Muslim soldiers were beheaded and they ran from [[Kočićev vijenac|Hiseta]] to today Banj brdo with their heads in hands. They came to one spring were they died and it is considered that they were buried on top of the hill where it was a ''turbe'' - above the surface closed Muslim grave building. On same place rule of Vrbas banovina build a pyramid as monument for those who died and from that time the hill had name ''Šehitluci''. <ref name="šehovi3">{{cite web|url=http://www.blinfo.info/0-1hederLink/01-SpomenikB/Spomenik.html|title=Spomenik Krajišnicima palim u Narodnooslobodilačkoj borbi|publisher=Banja Luka Official Site|date=2019-04-03|accessdate=|language=Serbian}}</ref>
+After [[War in Bosnia|Defense Fatherland War]], the name of Šehitluci is changed into Banj brdo because of etymology of old name. Word šehitluci is derived from [[Turkish language|Turkish]] word ''[[shahid|šehid]]'', that means [[Muslim]] soldier and [[Republika Srpska (1992-95)|Serbian]] rule was against that. Also there are some legends about name Šehitluci. The name is linked with [[Battle of Banja Luka]] 1737 when some Muslim soldiers were beheaded and they ran from [[Kočićev vijenac|Hiseta]] to today Banj brdo with their heads in hands. They came to one spring were they died and it is considered that they were buried on top of the hill where it was a ''turbe'' - above the surface closed Muslim grave building. On same place rule of Vrbas banovina build a pyramid as monument for those who died and from that time the hill had name ''Šehitluci''.<ref name="šehovi3">{{cite web|url=http://www.blinfo.info/0-1hederLink/01-SpomenikB/Spomenik.html|title=Spomenik Krajišnicima palim u Narodnooslobodilačkoj borbi|publisher=Banja Luka Official Site|date=2019-04-03|accessdate=|language=Serbian}}</ref>
 == See also ==