Baja is in the municipality of Malisheva. A historical document from 1348 mentions the settlement. An Ottoman register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Banja.
Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds and pottery and tile fragments.
Source
Source & further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 19.
Source entry: BAJA
This page presents a selected part of a much more extensive published settlement study. For detailed archival references, family histories, local toponyms and the complete settlement record, consult the original volume.