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SERBIA
BASIC INFORMATION:
SURFACE: 88 361km2
POPULATION:
• (without Kosovo and Metohija): 7.2 million
• 83% Serbs
DENSITY: about 106 / KM2
PARLIAMENTARY REPUBLIC
CURRENCY: serbian dinar
CAPITAL : Belgrade
POSITION:
• CONTINENTAL
• BALKAN
• CENTRAL EUROPEAN
• DANUBE RIVER
• MOUNTAINOUS
HISTORY
• The Serbs came to the Balkan
Peninsula in the 6th and 7th centuries
• In the 9th century they adopted Christianity
• The first Serbian state is formed under the
Nemanjic dynasty in the 12th century
• In 2017 we celebrated the 800 years since
the coronation of Stefan the First Crowned.
In Obtaining the crown from the Pope, Serbia
gained international recognition as a state
The most important historical events
• In 1389 the Battle of Kosovo took place, which has
turned into a myth of Serbian love for faith and
freedom
• In 1403 under the despot Stefan Lazarevic, Belgrade
became the capital of medieval Serbia
• In 1521 Belgrade, which had been held by Hungarians,
falls into the hands of the Turks
• In 1690 there was a Great Serb Migration towards
the north, to Vojvodina
The most important historical events
• 1804 - The first Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman
rule, led by Duke Djordje Petrovic, known as Karadjordje
• 1815 - The second Serbian uprising led by Milos Obrenovic
• 1914 - The First World War began with the Austro-
Hungarian attack on Serbia
• 1918-1929 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
• 1934 - Serbian king Alexander is killed in Marseille
• 1929-1941 - The Kingdom of Yugoslavia
• 1941-1945 - The occupation of Yugoslavia in the Second
World War by Germany and neighbouring countries
• 1945-1980 - Josip Broz Tito, as president of Yugoslavia,
skillfully maneuvers between NATO and Warsaw Pact and
succeeds in securing Yugoslavia a favourable position in
international relations
• 1991-1995 - The Civil war and the breakup of Yugoslavia
through republican borders
The most important historical events
• 1999 - NATO aviation bombs FR Yugoslavia
• 2006 - Serbia becomes again an independent state
• 2009 - Serbia's candidacy for membership in the
European Union
Geography
I Terrain
- In the north
Pannonian Plain
- South of Sava and
Danube there are
mountains and
mountainous terrain
- The highest peak -
Đeravica
Serbian
Macedonian
mass
Carpathian Balkan
Mountains
Pannonian Plain
II Climate
- to the north continental
- up to 800 m, moderately continental
- on mountains - mountainous (low temperatures, lots of snow)
III Hydrology
- The largest rivers: Danube, Sava, Tisa, Velika Morava,
Western and Southern Morava, Drina, Ibar, Nisava
- the largest lake is Đerdap lake (artificial)
NATIONAL PARKS
OF SERBIA
NATIONAL PARK - Fruska gora
NATIONAL PARK - Djerdap
NATIONAL PARK - Tara
-
NATIONAL PARK - Shar Mountain
NATIONAL PARK - Kopaonik
Cultural Historical
sights under the
protection of
UNESCO
Djurdjevi Stupovi
Studenica Monastery
Sopocani
Visoki Decani
Gracanica
Pec Patriarchate
Gamzigrad
Miroslav's Gospel
Monastery Manasija
Nis Fortress
Monastery Mileseva
The first satellite
transmission of video
signals between Europe
and North America
contained the image of
White Angel
The church Ruzica
The culture of Lepenski Vir is
over 8000 years old
Customs, manifestations
Patron saint is a family holiday, which is
related to the day of a certain Christian
saint. It is a characteristic custom of
Serbian people, and in 2014 it entered the
register of the intangible cultural heritage
of UNESCO
Folklore - Serbian folk dances
Belgrade - a city that never
sleeps
Mowing on Rajac
EXIT - the best European
festival
Guca Trumpet Festival
Drina regatta
Plum brandy
Serbian
cuisine
Serbia is the 2nd biggest exporter
of raspberries in the world
Famous people
• Science
Nikola Tesla Milutin
Milankovic
Jovan Cvijic Josif PancicMihajlo Pupin
Literature
Saint Sava Vuk Karadzic Ivo Andric -
Serbian
nobelman
Desanka
Maksimovic
Famous athletes
Novak Djokovic Ana Ivanovic Ivana SpanovicVlade Divac
Film, music
Emir Kusturica Goran BregovicMila Jovovic
Marija Serifovic-the winner of Eurosong
2007
And now enjoy some more
pictures of Serbia
The Empire of Peppers
Uvac
The river Uvac
is the largest
nature reserve
of griffon
vulture
Belgrade
Novi Sad
European Capital of Culture 2021
European Youth Capital 2019
Valjevo
The house on the river Drina
Subotica has multicultural spirit and
European charm
Vrnjacka banja is our most visited spa
The Danube is the most important European
river
Roman bridge in Ivanjica
Kremna
Sargan Eight is the Europe’s most attractive
narrow gauge museum railway
Mount Zlatar
Devil's town is a remarkable wonder of nature
The gorge of the river Djetinja
Ethno village Sirogojno
River Gradac
Golubac fortress
Ovcar-Kablar Gorge
Carriage ride in Sombor
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