Gospodska street – The oldest and busiest street in Banja Luka   The most famous street in Banja Luka city is definitely the Gospodska street. The main city street, the most popular walking route and a place with numerous clothing […]

Gospodska street – The oldest and busiest street in Banja Luka

The most famous street in Banja Luka city is definitely the Gospodska street. The main city street, the most popular walking route and a place with numerous clothing stores, jewelry, and other shops.

Based on one legend, in 1878, a banjaluka trader Tomo Radulovic wrote a sign on his shop Albania which said Gospodska street (gentleman’s street). It was a sort of a joke but the Austro-Hungarian authorities accepted the name for the street. There were many other names for the street throughout the history. The real name of the street today is Veselin Maslesa street, named after a writer, activist and partisan from Banja Luka but the locals call it Gospodska.

The street is decorated by numerous building of European style and of the most important ones is located in the middle of the street. It is the building of the old city pub which was the place to take a break and have lunch. The street ends at the Municipality building and transforms into the Ban Tisa Milosavljevic street.