Serbia | History, Geography, & People | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Serbia, country in the west-central Balkans. For most of the 20th century, it was a part of Yugoslavia. The capital of Serbia is Belgrade, a cosmopolitan city at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers. Serbia’s second city, Novi Sad, a cultural and educational center, lies upstream on the Danube.
History of Serbia - Wikipedia
WEBThe history of Serbia covers the historical development of Serbia and of its predecessor states, from the Early Stone Age to the present state, as well as that of the Serbian people and of the areas they ruled historically. Serbian habitation and rule has varied much through the ages, and as a result the history of Serbia is similarly elastic ...
Serbia - Wikipedia
WEBSerbia, [c] officially the Republic of Serbia, [d] is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Southeast and Central Europe, [8] [9] located in the Balkans and the Pannonian Plain.It borders Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest.
History of Serbia | Flag, Map, Facts, & Relationship with Kosovo
WEBHistory of Serbia, a survey of the important events and people in the history of Serbia from ancient times to the present. The use of the term Serb to name one of the Slavic peoples is of great antiquity. Ptolemy’s Guide to Geography, written in the 2nd century ce, mentions a people called.
Serbia - The World Factbook
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Introduction. Background. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. The monarchy remained in power until 1945, when the communist Partisans headed by Josip Broz (aka TITO) took control of the newly created Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY).
Serbia country profile - BBC News
WEBJun 5, 2024 · Serbia country profile. Serbia became a stand-alone sovereign republic in the summer of 2006 after Montenegro voted in a referendum for independence from the Union of Serbia and Montenegro....
Serbia Summary - The World Factbook
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Background In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia, which became the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1945. In 1989, Yugoslavia broke up along ethnic lines, and the ensuing conflicts in Serbia lasted until NATO intervention in 1999.
Republic of Serbia - Country Profile - Nations Online Project
WEBBackground: The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Serbia was formerly the political and cultural center of Yugoslavia, today it is the northern remain of the former …
Serbia - Balkan, Ottoman, Yugoslavia | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Serbia - Balkan, Ottoman, Yugoslavia: The use of the term Serb to name one of the Slavic peoples is of great antiquity. Ptolemy’s Guide to Geography, written in the 2nd century ce, mentions a people called “Serboi,” but it is not certain that this is a reference to the ancestors of the modern Serbs.
Serbia | Culture, Facts & Travel - CountryReports
WEB6 days ago · Serbia in depth country profile. Unique hard to find content on Serbia. Includes customs, culture, history, geography, economy current events, photos, video, and more.
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