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Република Србија Republika Srbija Republic of Serbia Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Боже правде / Bože pravde "God of Justice" Location of  Serbia  (orange) on the European continent  (white)  —  [ Legend] Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Serbia. ... The flag of Serbia is a tricolour with Pan-Slavic colours, with three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, blue in the middle and white on the bottom, and the Coat of Arms of Serbia centered vertically and located left of center by one-seventh of the flags... Large Coat of Arms of Serbia Small Coat of Arms of Serbia The Coat of Arms of Serbia, adopted on August 17, 2004, is a replica of the coat of arms of the former Obrenović dynasty (first adopted in 1882) and features the white bicephalic eagle of the Nemanjić dynasty... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a countrys government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... Bože pravde (God of Justice) is the official anthem of Serbia and Republika Srpska. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 112 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Serbia Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countries Maps of Serbia ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Capital (and largest city) Belgrade 361) 44°48′N, 20°28′E Official languages Serbian Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, Rusyn 1 Albanian 2 Demonym Serbian Government Parliamentary Democracy  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica Establishment [disambiguation needed]  -  First state 7th century   -  Serbian Kingdom3 1217   -  Serbian Empire 1345   -  Independence lost 4 1459   -  First Serbian Uprising5(Modern Statehood) February 15, 1804   -  De facto independence 25 March 1867   -  De jure independence 13 July 1878   -  Unification 25 November 1918  Area  -  Total 88 361 km² (113th) 34 116 sq mi   -  Water (%) 0.13 Population  -  2008 census 8,023,5576   -  Density 115/km² (94th) 297/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate  -  Total $81.982 billion (IMF)   -  Per capita $10 985  Gini (2007) .24 (low)  Currency Serbian dinar7 (RSD) Time zone CET (UTC+1)  -  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Internet TLD .rs (.yu)8 Calling code +381 1 All spoken in Vojvodina. 2 Spoken in Kosovo. 3 Raška, preceded by Kingdom of Duklja (1077) 4To the Ottoman Empire and Kingdom of Hungary 5The Proclamation (of independence, 1809) 6 Boycotted by Kosovo with additional 2 million people 7 The Euro is used in Kosovo alongside the Dinar. 8 .rs became active in September 2007. Suffix .yu will exist until September 2009. Serbia (Serbian: Србија / Srbija), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija, listen (help· info)), is a landlocked country in Central and Southeastern Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. Serbia is bordered by Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; the Republic of Macedonia and Albania[1] to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the west. The capital is Belgrade. Not to be confused with capitol. ... Ethnic map of Serbia // Demographics of Serbia Population of Serbia (including Kosovo) Serbs 66% Albanians 17% Hungarians 3. ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... A regional language is a language spoken in a part of a country, be it may be a small area, a federal state or province, or a wider area. ... Rusyn is an East Slavic language (along with Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian to which it shares a common linguistic ancestry) that is spoken by the Rusyns. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A parliamentary system, or parliamentarism, is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ... Presidential Standard of Serbia The President of Serbia is the head of state of the Republic of Serbia. ... Boris Tadić (Serbian: ; born 15 January 1958) is the President of Serbia. ... List of Prime Ministers of Serbia Current Prime Minister of Serbia is Vojislav Koštunica. ... Dr. Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Коштуница,  ) (pronounced , born March 24, 1944, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, now Serbia) is the current Prime Minister of Serbia and President of the Democratic Party of Serbia. ... The Establishment is a slang term (chiefly in British and Commonwealth English) for a traditional conservative ruling class and its institutions. ... RaÅ¡ka (Raschka, Rascia, Rassa) was the central and most successful medieval Serbian state (or župa, area ruled by a župan) that unified neighboring Serbian tribes into the main medieval Serbian state in Balkans. ... Тhe Serbian medieval history begins in the 5th century AD with the coming of the slavs on the Balkans, and ends with the occupation of Serbia by the Ottoman Empire in 1459 with the fall of the Serbian capital Smederevo. ... The Serbian Empire (Serbian: Српско Царство, Srpsko Carstvo) was a medieval empire in the Balkans that emerged from the medieval Serbian kingdom in the 14th century. ... // Flag of the First Serbian Uprising The First Serbian Uprising was a Serbian national revolution which lasted one decade (1804-1813), during which Serbia perceived itself as an independent state for the first time after 300 years of Ottoman and short-lasting Austrian occupations. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Principality of Serbia and Vojvodina of Serbia and TamiÅ¡ Banat in 1849 Serbian Principality was a state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of First Serbian Uprising and Second Serbian Uprising between 1804 and 1816. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Congress of Berlin (June 13 - July 13, 1878) was a meeting of the European Great Powers and the Ottoman Empires leading statesmen in Berlin in 1878. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². ... This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... A percentage is a way of expressing a proportion, a ratio or a fraction as a whole number, by using 100 as the denominator. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Population density by country, 2006 List of countries and dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km². The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories that are recognized by the United Nations. ... PPP of GDP for the countries of the world (2003). ... Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head. ... Graphical representation of the Gini coefficient The Gini coefficient is a measure of inequality of income distribution or inequality of wealth distribution. ... ISO 4217 Code RSD User(s) Serbia (including parts of Kosovo) Inflation 6. ... ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... UTC redirects here. ... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... UTC redirects here. ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ... .rs is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Serbia. ... .yu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned originally to the SFR Yugoslavia. ... This is a list of country calling codes defined by ITU-T recommendation E.164. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of phone dialing codes in Serbia. ... Vojvodina (red) is one of Serbias two autonomous provinces Capital (and largest city) Novi Sad Official languages Ethnic groups  2. ... For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... The Medieval Serbian Kingdom 1167 - 1196: Stefan Nemanja (Grand Zupan) 1331 - 1355: Stefan Uros IV Dusan (King to 1346, then Tsar) 1196 - 1227: Stefan First-Crowned (Grand Zupan to 1217, then crowned King) 1355 - 1371: Stefan Uros V (Tsar Uros) 1227 - 1234: Stefan Radoslav 1371 - 1389: Lazar (Prince) 1234 - 1243... Duklja according to De administrando imperio. ... For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ... .rs is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Serbia. ... .yu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned originally to the SFR Yugoslavia. ... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... Image File history File links Republika_Srbija. ... A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... Balkan redirects here. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... Balkan redirects here. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... This article is about the country in Europe. ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... For centuries, shaped at cultural boundaries between East and West, a powerful medieval Kingdom - later renamed Serbian Empire - occupied much of the Balkans. The modern state of Serbia emerged in 1817 following the Serbian revolution. Later, it expanded its territory further south to include Kosovo and the regions of Raška and Vardar Macedonia. Formerly an autonomous Habsburg crownland, Vojvodina proclaimed its secession from Austria-Hungary on November 25, 1918 to unite with Serbia, preceded by the Syrmia region. The current borders of the country were established following the end of World War II, when Serbia became a federal unit within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Serbia became an independent state again in 2006, after Montenegro left the union which was formed after the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1990s. The term Eastern world refers very broadly to the various cultures, social structures and philosophical systems of the East, namely Asia (including China, India, Japan, and surrounding regions). ... Occident redirects here. ... Тhe Serbian medieval history begins in the 5th century AD with the coming of the slavs on the Balkans, and ends with the occupation of Serbia by the Ottoman Empire in 1459 with the fall of the Serbian capital Smederevo. ... The Serbian Empire (Serbian: Српско Царство, Srpsko Carstvo) was a medieval empire in the Balkans that emerged from the medieval Serbian kingdom in the 14th century. ... Balkan redirects here. ... Principality of Serbia and Vojvodina of Serbia and TamiÅ¡ Banat in 1849 Serbian Principality was a state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of First Serbian Uprising and Second Serbian Uprising between 1804 and 1816. ... For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... RaÅ¡ka is a geographical region in south-central Serbia. ... Vardar Macedonia (Macedonian: Вардарска Македонија, Vardarska Makedonija; Bulgarian: Вардарска Македония, Vardarska Makedoniya), also known as Southern Serbia]/Old Serbia (Serbian:Јужна Србија / Стара Србија, Južna Srbija / Stara Srbija) is the north-western area of the Macedonia region. ... Vojvodina (red) is one of Serbias two autonomous provinces Capital (and largest city) Novi Sad Official languages Ethnic groups  2. ... Banat, Bačka and Baranja map The Banat, Bačka and Baranja was a de facto existing province of the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes between October 1918 and March 1919. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Anthem: Bože Pravde [[Image:|250px|center|Location of the Kingdom of Serbia]] Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Serbian Government Monarchy  - King Milan (1882-1889)  - King Aleksandar (1889-1903)  - King Peter I (1903-1918) Proclamation March 6, 1882 Area  - Total  km² ([[List of countries and outlying territories by area|]])  sq... Map of the Syrmia region Syrmia (Serbian: Srem (Cyrillic: Срем), Croatian: Srijem) is a fertile region of the Pannonian plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Motto Brotherhood and Unity Anthem Hey, Slavs Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian (spoken throughout the territory), Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian (all official), and languages of other nationalities. ... This article is about the country in Europe. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbian Government Republic President Svetozar Marović Historical era Post-Cold War  - UN membership¹ November 1, 2000  - Established February 4, 2003  - Disestablished June 5, 2006 Area  - 2006 102,350 km2 39,518 sq mi Population  - 2006 est. ... An animated series of maps showing the breakup of the second Yugoslavia; The different colors represent the areas of control. ... In 1999 Kosovo was placed under interim UN administration pursuant to UN Resolution 1244. In February 2008 the parliament of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. Serbia's government, as well as the UN Security Council, have not recognised Kosovo's independence. The response from the international community has been mixed. In April 2008 Serbia was offered to enter the intensified dialogue programme with NATO despite the diplomatic rift with the Alliance over Kosovo.[2] For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with UN General Assembly Resolution 1244. ... “Security Council” redirects here. ... Intensified Dialogue with NATO is viewed as a stage before being invited to enter the alliance Membership Action Plan (MAP), while the latter should eventually lead to NATO membership. ... This article is about the military alliance. ... For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... See also: Controversy over Kosovo independence Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Climate 1.2 National parks 2 History 2.1 Early history 2.2 Medieval Serb kingdoms and the Serbian Empire 2.3 Ottoman/Austrian rule 2.4 Serbian Revolution and independence (Principality of Serbia) 2.5 Kingdom of Serbia/Crownland of Vojvodina 2.6 World War I and the birth of Yugoslavia 2.6.1 Casualties 2.6.2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia ("First Yugoslavia") 2.7 World War II 2.7.1 Coup d'état and "Nedić's Serbia" 2.7.2 Persecution of Serbs in wartime-Croatia 2.8 Communist Yugoslavia ("Second Yugoslavia") 2.9 Federation of Serbia and Montenegro ("Third Yugoslavia") and the Kosovo War 2.10 Democratic transition 2.11 Republic of Serbia 3 Government and politics 3.1 Administrative subdivisions 4 Demographics 4.1 Religion 5 Economy 5.1 Infrastructure 5.1.1 Communications 5.1.2 Transportation 5.1.3 Tourism 6 Culture 6.1 Education 6.2 Holidays 7 See also 8 References 9 External links [edit] Geography Main article: Geography of Serbia Serbia is located in Europe, on the Balkan peninsula and in the Pannonian Plain. It is placed at the crossroads between Central, Southern and Eastern Europe. The Danube river (2850 km) flows through the northern third of the country; it is 588 km long and forms the border with Croatia and part of Romania, alongside the Wallachian Plain in the east. The Sava river forms the southern border of the Vojvodina province, flows into the Danube in central Belgrade, and bypasses the hills of the Fruška Gora in the west. Sixty kilometers to the northeast of Belgrade, the Tisa river flows into the Danube and ends its 1350 km long journey from Ukraine, and the partially navigable Timiş River (60 km/350 km) flows into the Danube near Pančevo. The Begej river (254 km) flows into Tisa near Titel. All five rivers are navigable, connecting the country with Northern and Western Europe (through the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal – North Sea route), to Eastern Europe (via the Tisa–, Timiş–, Begej – and Danube – Black sea routes) and to Southern Europe (via the Sava river). Map of Serbia according to United Nations and to United States before Operation Allied Force Serbia according to United States’ CIA 2008 World Factbook 2006 CIA World Factbook map. ... The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... The southern half of Europe is shown in shades of red. ... Statistical regions of Europe as delineated by the United Nations (UN definition of Eastern Europe marked red):  Northern Europe  Western Europe  Eastern Europe  Southern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current borders: Russia (dark orange), other countries formerly part of the USSR... This article is about the Danube River. ... The Romanian Plain, in the southern part of ArgeÅŸ County The Romanian Plain (also: Wallachian Plain; Romanian: Câmpia Română) is located in Romania, bordered by the Danube in the east, south and west and by the Getic Plateau in the north. ... For other uses of this word, see Sava (disambiguation). ... Vojvodina (red) is one of Serbias two autonomous provinces Capital (and largest city) Novi Sad Official languages Ethnic groups  2. ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... FruÅ¡ka Gora (Фрушка гора) is a mountain in Srem/Srijem. ... The Tisza or Tisa is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. ... The TimiÅŸ river (Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: TamiÅ¡) is a river rising in the Semenic Mountains, southern Carpathian Mountains, CaraÅŸ-Severin county, Romania. ... Church of Assumption in Pančevo Pančevo Banatsko Novo Selo Kačarevo Jabuka Glogonj Dolovo Starčevo Omoljica Ivanovo Banatski Brestovac Municipality of Pančevo ● Pančevo (Панчево) is a city and municipality located in Serbia at 44. ... The Begej (Serbian: Begej or Бегеј, Romanian: Bega) is a river in Romania and Serbia. ... Catholic Church in Titel Abandoned church in Titel map of the Titel municipality and Å ajkaÅ¡ka region Titel (Serbian: Titel or Тител, Hungarian: Titel, German: Tittel and sometimes Theisshügel, Latin: Titulium), is a town and municipality in the South Bačka District of the Vojvodina, Serbia. ... the Rhine-Main Danube Canal (in the foreground) near Nuremberg The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal (also called Main-Danube Canal, RMD Canal or Europa Canal) connects the Main and Danube from Bamberg by Nuremberg to Regensburg. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The TimiÅŸ river (Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: TamiÅ¡) is a river rising in the Semenic Mountains, southern Carpathian Mountains, CaraÅŸ-Severin county, Romania. ... The Begej (Serbian: Begej or Бегеј, Romanian: Bega) is a river in Romania and Serbia. ... For other uses, see Black Sea (disambiguation). ... The eastern border of the country is determined by the Carpathian Mountain range,[3] which runs through the whole of Central Europe. The Southern Carpathians meet the Balkan Mountains, following the course of Velika Morava, a 500 km long (partially navigable) river. Midžor peak is the highest point in eastern Serbia at 2156 m. In the southeast, the Balkan Mountains meet the Rhodope Mountains, connecting the country with Greece. This is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... Southern Carpathians (also called Transylvanian Alps; in Romanian: Carpaţii Meridionali) are located between the Prahova river in the east and the Timiş river and Cerna river in the west. ... Stara Planina, Rhodope, Rila and Pirin Mountains View from Ray Resthouse towards the Central Balkan Mountains. ... The Velika Morava is a river in Serbia that flows into the Danube near Smederevo. ... Midžor (Serbian: ) or Midzhur (Bulgarian: ) is a peak in the Balkan Mountains, situated on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. ... Stara Planina, Rhodope, Rila and Pirin Mountains View from Ray Resthouse towards the Central Balkan Mountains. ... Landscape of the Rhodopes near the village of Hvoyna View from the Belintash Rock towards the village of Vrata The Rhodopes (Bulgarian: , Rodopi, usually used with a definite article: Родопите, Rodopite, sometimes also called Родопа, Rodopa or Родопа планина, Rodopa planina; Greek: , Rodopi, red aspect) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, with over... Serbia's borders (recognized by UN[4]) The Šar Mountain of Kosovo form the border with Albania, with one of the highest peaks in the region, Djeravica (2656 m). Dinaric Alps of Serbia follow the flow of the Drina river (at 350 km navigable for smaller vessels only) overlooking the Dinaric peaks on the other side of the shore in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... The Å ar mountain (Macedonian, Serbian and Bulgarian: Шар Планина, Å ar Planina ; Albanian: Malet e Sharrit, Mali i Sharrit, Sharr) is a mountain located on the southern border of Serbia (in Kosovo) and the northwest part of the Republic of Macedonia. ... This article should belong in one or more categories. ... Mt Orjen at the Bay of Kotor is the heaviest karstified range of the dinarids View of the central part of the Dinaric Alps (north=down) Valbona pass, northern Albania. ... The Drina is a river on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro. ... Over one quarter of Serbia's overall landmass (27%) is covered by forest.[5] [edit] Climate The Serbian climate varies between a continental climate in the north, with cold winters, and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall patterns, and a more Adriatic climate in the south with hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy inland snowfall. Differences in elevation, proximity to the Adriatic sea and large river basins, as well as the exposure to the winds account for climate differences.[6] A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... Mountain ranges and major rivers of Serbia Vojvodina possesses typical continental climate, with air masses from Northern and Western Europe which shape its climatic profile. South and Southwest Serbia is subject to Mediterranean influences, however the Dinaric Alps and other mountain ranges contribute cooling down the biggest part of warm air masses. Winters are quite harsh in Sandžak because of the mountains which encircle that plateau.[7] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (429x620, 75 KB) Main mountain ranges of Serbia Based on Image:Serbia relief. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (429x620, 75 KB) Main mountain ranges of Serbia Based on Image:Serbia relief. ... Vojvodina (red) is one of Serbias two autonomous provinces Capital (and largest city) Novi Sad Official languages Ethnic groups  2. ... Northern Europe Northern Europe is the northern part of the European continent. ... A current understanding of Western Europe. ... Mt Orjen at the Bay of Kotor is the heaviest karstified range of the dinarids View of the central part of the Dinaric Alps (north=down) Valbona pass, northern Albania. ... Map of Sandžak RaÅ¡ka (Serbian: Рашка, RaÅ¡ka, Bosnian: Sandžak, Albanian: Sanxhak or Sanxhaku, Turkish: Sancak) is a geographical region in central Balkans. ... Average annual air temperature for the period 1961–90 for the area with the altitude of up to 300 m amounts to 10.9 °C. The areas with the altitudes of 300 to 500 m have average annual temperature of around 10.0 °C, and over 1000 m of altitude around 6.0 °C.[8] The degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed a similar system in 1742. ... [edit] National parks Ski centre of Kopaonik Serbia has 5 national parks: Tourist Center Kopaonik Is The Most Popular Ski Resort in Serbia Visit website: www. ... This article is about national parks. ... Fruška Gora (250 km²) Kopaonik (120 km²) Tara (220 km²) Đerdap (640 km²) Šar Mountains (390 km²) FruÅ¡ka Gora (Фрушка гора) is a mountain in Srem/Srijem. ... Tourist Center Kopaonik Is The Most Popular Ski Resort in Serbia Visit website: www. ... Tara national park is located in the mountainous region of western Serbia. ... Castle Golubac Tabula Traiana in Djerdap National Park The Đerdap National Park (Национални парк Ђердап) stretches along the right bank of the Danube River from the castle of Golubac (Golubački Grad) to the dam near Sip, Serbia and Montenegro. ... [edit] History Main article: History of Serbia One of the first Serbian states, RaÅ¡ka, was founded in the first half of the 7th century on Byzantine territory by the Unknown Archont, the founder of the House of Vlastimirović; it evolved into the Serbian Empire under the House of Nemanjić. In the modern era Serbia has been... [edit] Early history Serbia's strategic location between two continents has subjected it to invasions by many peoples. Belgrade is believed to have been leveled to the ground by 30 different armies in recorded history. Contemporary Serbia comprises the classical regions of Moesia, Pannonia, parts of Dalmatia, Dacia and Macedonia [disambiguation needed]. Under nominal Serbian rule since the 7th century (having been allowed to settle in Byzantium by its emperor Heraclius after their victory over the Avars),[9] through early history various parts of the territory of modern Serbia have been colonized, claimed or ruled by: the Greeks and Romans (conquered the indigenous Celts and Illyrians); the Western- and the Eastern Roman Empires (challenged by the incursions of the Huns, the Ostrogoths, the Gepidae, the Sarmatians, the Avars, the Serbs, the Frankish Kingdom, the Great Moravia, the Bulgarians). No less than 17 Roman Emperors were born in Serbia.[10] For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... Parthenon This article is on the term Classical Greece itself. ... Moesia (Greek: , Moisia; Bulgarian: Мизия, Miziya; Serbian: Мезија, Mezija) is an ancient province situated in the areas of modern Serbia and Bulgaria. ... For other uses, see Pannonia (disambiguation). ... Dalmatia, highlighted, on a map of Croatia. ... For other uses, see Dacia (disambiguation). ... // Macedonia may refer to: Macedonia (terminology), explanation of the term and the naming dispute Macedonia (region), a region of the Balkan peninsula which includes: Republic of Macedonia, a current state, also referred to as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1946-1991), a federal unit... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below (* many Serbs opted for Yugoslav ethnicity) [27] Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in... Byzantine redirects here. ... For the Patriarch of Jerusalem, see Patriarch Heraclius of Jerusalem. ... Late Avar period Map showing the location of Avar Khaganate, c. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Celts, normally pronounced //, is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic language. ... Illyria (disambiguation) Illyrians has come to refer to a broad, ill-defined Indo-European[1] group of peoples who inhabited the western Balkans (Illyria, roughly from northern Epirus to southern Pannonia) and even perhaps parts of Southern Italy in classical times into the Common era, and spoke Illyrian languages. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus The Western Roman Empire in 395. ... Byzantine redirects here. ... The Hunnic Empire stretched from the steppes of Central Asia into modern Germany, and from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea Hunnic Empire, the empire of the Huns. ... This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ... Gepidia The Gepids (Latin: , Old English: (Beowulf, Widsith) - possibly from *Gibiðos, givers [2] or gepanta, see below) were an East Germanic Gothic tribe most famous in history for defeating the Huns after the death of Attila. ... Sarmatia Europea in Scythia map 1697 AD Sarmatia Europæa separated from Sarmatia Asiatica by the Tanais (the River Don), based on Greek literary sources, in a map printed in London, ca 1770 Great steppe in early spring. ... The Avar Khanate was a long-lived Muslim state which controlled Central Dagestan from the early 13th century to the 19th century. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below (* many Serbs opted for Yugoslav ethnicity) [27] Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in... Statue of Charlemagne (also called Karl der Große, Charles the Great) in Frankfurt, Germany. ... Great Moravia was an empire existing in Central Europe between 833 and the early 10th century. ... Ordinary Magistrates Extraordinary Magistrates Titles and Honors Emperor Politics and Law This article discusses the nature of the imperial dignity, and its dynastic development throughout the history of the Empire. ... [edit] Medieval Serb kingdoms and the Serbian Empire The House of Nemanjić, fresco from Visoki Dečani monastery Serbian knight armor, around 1440, Military Museum (Belgrade) Serbs formed their first unified state under the Vlastimirovic dynasty by 812, at times disrupted by the wars with the aforementioned states. By the beginning of the 14th century Serbs lived in four distinctly independent kingdoms- Dioclea, Rascia, Bosnia and Syrmia.[11][12][13] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 354 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (450 × 761 pixel, file size: 342 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Medieval fresco from Visoki Dečani monastery This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 354 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (450 × 761 pixel, file size: 342 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Medieval fresco from Visoki Dečani monastery This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries... The House of Nemanjić, fresco from Visoki Dečani monastery The House of Nemanjić (Serbian: Немањићи; Anglicised: Nemanyid) was a medieval Serbian ruling dynasty. ... Christ Carrying the Cross. ... Military Museum in Belgrade The Military Museum in Belgrade was founded in 1878. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below (* many Serbs opted for Yugoslav ethnicity) [27] Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in... The House of Vlastimirović was named after knez (duke) Vlastimir who was the great-great-grandson of the Unknown Archont who led the Serbs to the Balkans from White Serbia (modern day Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine) during the reign of Byzantine emperor Heraclius somewhere between 610 - 641. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below (* many Serbs opted for Yugoslav ethnicity) [27] Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in... Duklja according to De administrando imperio. ... RaÅ¡ka (Raschka, Rascia, Rassa) was the central and most successful medieval Serbian state (or župa, area ruled by a župan) that unified neighboring Serbian tribes into the main medieval Serbian state in Balkans. ... This article is about a geographic region of Bosnia. ... Map of the Syrmia region Syrmia (Serbian: Srem (Cyrillic: Срем), Croatian: Srijem) is a fertile region of the Pannonian plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. ... The Coronation of the Emperor Stefan Dušan in Skoplje, 1346 At first heavily dependent on the Byzantine Empire as its tributary, in time the most powerful of the Serb states - Raška (Rascia) achieved full independence, overtaking the Kingdom of Duklja, which had previously dominated the Serbian lands between 11-12th centuries. The centre of the Serb world (Raska, Duklja, Travunia, Zahumlje, Pagania and Bosnia) moved northwards, further from the Adriatic coast. Although fully converted already by 865 AD,[14][15] this relocation to the north and east also meant the shift towards the Eastern Orthodox rather than Catholic faith (initially predominant in the south following the East-West Schism). Tsar Stefan UroÅ¡ IV DuÅ¡an Silni (the mighty) (Serbian: Цар Стефан Душан Силни) (circa 1308 – December 20, 1355) was a Serb king (September 8, 1331 – 1346) and tsar (1346 – December 5, 1355). ... Modern Skopje Skopje (Albanian: Shkup, Macedonian: Скопје) is the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia. ... Byzantine redirects here. ... Raška (Raschka, Rascia, Rassa) was the central and most successful medieval Serbian state (or župa, area ruled by a župan) that unified neighboring Serbian tribes into the main medieval Serbian state in Balkans. ... Duklja according to De administrando imperio. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... Orthodox icon of Pentecost. ... The Second Ecumenical Council whose contributions to the Nicene Creed lay at the heart of the famous theological disputes underlying the East-West Schism. ... The Serbian apogee in economy, law, military, and religion took place during the rule of the House of Nemanjić between 1166 and 1371; the Serbian Kingdom was proclaimed in 1217, joined later by the Kingdom of Syrmia, Banovina of Mačva and Bosnia; finally, the Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan was formed in 1346. Under Dušan's rule, Serbia reached its territorial peak, becoming one of the larger states in Europe. The renowned Dušan's Code, a universal system of laws, was enforced. The House of Nemanjić, fresco from Visoki Dečani monastery The House of Nemanjić (Serbian: Немањићи; Anglicised: Nemanyid) was a medieval Serbian ruling dynasty. ... The Medieval Serbian Kingdom 1167 - 1196: Stefan Nemanja (Grand Zupan) 1331 - 1355: Stefan Uros IV Dusan (King to 1346, then Tsar) 1196 - 1227: Stefan First-Crowned (Grand Zupan to 1217, then crowned King) 1355 - 1371: Stefan Uros V (Tsar Uros) 1227 - 1234: Stefan Radoslav 1371 - 1389: Lazar (Prince) 1234 - 1243... Stefan Dragutin, king of Serbia (1276-1282), king of Srem (1282-1316), fresco, detail, 1296 Kingdom of Srem Stefan Dragutin (died March 12, 1316) was King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282 and king of Srem from 1282 to 1316. ... This article is about a geographic region of Bosnia. ... The Serbian Empire (Serbian: Српско Царство, Srpsko Carstvo) was a medieval empire in the Balkans that emerged from the medieval Serbian kingdom in the 14th century. ... Tsar Stefan UroÅ¡ IV DuÅ¡an Silni (the mighty) (Serbian: Цар Стефан Душан Силни) (circa 1308 – December 20, 1355) was a Serb king (September 8, 1331 – 1346) and tsar (1346 – December 5, 1355). ... Types of administrative and/or political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... DuÅ¡ans Code is a legal code, one of two the most significant cultural-historical monuments of medieval Serbia, accompanying St. ... Golubac fortress overlooking the Danube river As a result of internal struggle between rival noble families, and heavy losses inflicted by the Ottomans in the epic Battle of Kosovo, the Serbian Empire had dissolved into many statelets by the beginning of the 15th century. Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, constant struggles between various Serbian kingdoms on one side, and the Ottoman Empire on the other side, took place. The Serbian Despotate fell in 1459 following the siege of the "temporary" capital Smederevo, followed by Bosnia a few years later, and Herzegovina in 1482. Montenegro was overtaken by 1499. Belgrade was the last major Balkan city to endure Ottoman onslaughts, as it joined the Catholic Kingdom of Hungary. Serbs, Hungarians and European crusaders heavily defeated the Turkish in Siege of Belgrade of 1456. Several Serbian despots ruled in parts of Vojvodina as vassals of the Hungarian kings with the title of Hungarian barons. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x750, 287 KB) Golubac (Golubacki Grad), Serbien (Srbija) 2004, Foto: Denis Barthel File links The following pages link to this file: Djerdap National Park ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x750, 287 KB) Golubac (Golubacki Grad), Serbien (Srbija) 2004, Foto: Denis Barthel File links The following pages link to this file: Djerdap National Park ... Golubac fortress (Serbian: Голубачки град or Golubački grad) is a medieval fortified town most likely built during the 14th century. ... This article is about the Danube River. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... This page is about the Battle of Kosovo of 1389; for other battles, see Battle of Kosovo (disambiguation). ... The Serbian Empire (Serbian: Српско Царство, Srpsko Carstvo) was a medieval empire in the Balkans that emerged from the medieval Serbian kingdom in the 14th century. ... Motto دولت Ø&sec