The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Communist Partisans resisted the Axis occupation and division of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945 and fought nationalist opponents and collaborators as well. The military and political movement headed by Josip Broz “TITO” (Partisans) took full control of Yugoslavia when their domestic rivals and the occupiers were defeated in 1945. Although communists, TITO and his successors (Tito died in 1980) managed to steer their own path between the Warsaw Pact nations and the West for the next four and a half decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC became president of the Republic of Serbia and his ultranationalist calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 and under MILOSEVIC’s leadership, Serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a “Greater Serbia.” These actions ultimately failed and, after international intervention, led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995.
MILOSEVIC retained control over Serbia and eventually became president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgency in the formerly autonomous Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government’s rejection of a proposed international settlement led to NATO’s bombing of Serbia in the spring of 1999. Serbian military and police forces withdrew from Kosovo in June 1999, and the UN Security Council authorized an interim UN administration and a NATO-led security force in Kosovo. FRY elections in late 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC and the installation of democratic government. In 2003, the FRY became the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose federation of the two republics. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 led to more intense calls to address Kosovo’s status, and the UN began facilitating status talks in 2006. In June 2006, Montenegro seceded from the federation and declared itself an independent nation. Serbia subsequently gave notice that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia and Montenegro.
In February 2008, after nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia – an action Serbia refuses to recognize. At Serbia’s request, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2008 sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on whether Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence was in accordance with international law. In a ruling considered unfavorable to Serbia, the ICJ issued an advisory opinion in July 2010 stating that international law did not prohibit declarations of independence. In late 2010, Serbia agreed to an EU-drafted UNGA Resolution acknowledging the ICJ’s decision and calling for a new round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo, this time on practical issues rather than Kosovo’s status. Serbia and Kosovo signed the first agreement of principles governing the normalization of relations between the two countries in April 2013 and are in the process of implementing its provisions. Prime Minister Aleksandar VUCIC, has promoted an ambitious goal of Serbia joining the EU by 2020. Under his leadership, in January 2014 Serbia opened formal negotiations for accession.
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Serbia Tourism Information…
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Serbia Tourism Information…



Belgrade
- Cities:
- Belgrade
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Podunavlje
- Cities:
- Niš
- Požarevac
- Soko Banja
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Podrinje
- Cities:
- Novi Pazar
- Prijepolje
- Uzice
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Šumadija
- Cities:
- Jagodina
- Kragujevac
- Kraljevo
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Vojvodina
- Cities:
- Novi Sad
- Kikinda
- Pančevo
- Sremska Mitrovica
- Sremski Karlovci
- Subotica
- Titel
- Vršac
- Zrenjanin
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Here is a list of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit. |
Belgrade Ada Ciganlija Avala Tower Belgrade Fortress Crkva Svetog Marka Festung Kalemegdan Knez Mihalova Danube River Military Museum Museum of Aviation Skadarlija St. Sava Temple Nikola Tesla Museum Tito Mausoleum Kopaonik National Park Niš Nis Fortress Skull Tower Novi Sad Danube Park Dunavaska Street Svetozar Miletic Square Petrovaradina Clock Tower The Fortress Subotica Studenica Monastery Zenum Gardos-Tower of Sibinjanin Janko Zemunski kej Zlatibor Sirogojno |
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Serbia Country Information…
Capital:
Belgrade
Largest City:
Belgrade
Government:
Parliamentary Republic
Currency:
Serbian dinar (RSD)
Area:
88,361 km (34,116 sq. mi) Ranked (113th)
Climate:
In the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well-distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns)
Population:
7,143,921 ranked 103rd
Language:
Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romany 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8%
note: Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Rusyn are official in Vojvodina (2011 est.)
Ethnic Groups:
Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romany 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.)
Religion:
Serbian Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8%, undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.)
Electricity:
230V, 50Hz (European plug C, F )
Telephone Code:
+381
Local Emergency Phone Number:
94
Internet TLD:
.rs
Time Zone:
CET (UTC+1) Summer CEST (UTC+2) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March, ends last Sunday in October
Road Driving Side:
Right
Anthem:
Боже правде / Bože pravde
“God of Justice”
President:
Aleksandar Vučić
Prime Minister:
Ana Brnabić
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Holidays and Observances in Serbia in 2020
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day | National holiday |
Jan 2 | Thursday | Second Day of New Year’s Day | National holiday |
Jan 7 | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | National holiday, Orthodox |
Jan 14 | Tuesday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox |
Jan 27 | Monday | Spirituality Day/St Sava’s Day | Observance |
Feb 15 | Saturday | Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia | National holiday |
Feb 17 | Monday | Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia (Day 2) | National holiday |
Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
Apr 17 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | National holiday, Orthodox |
Apr 18 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | National holiday, Orthodox |
Apr 19 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter Day | National holiday, Orthodox |
Apr 20 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | National holiday, Orthodox |
Apr 22 | Wednesday | Holocaust Remembrance Day | Observance |
May 1 | Friday | Labor holiday | National holiday |
May 2 | Saturday | Labor holiday second day | National holiday |
May 9 | Saturday | Victory Day | Observance |
Jun 20 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
Jun 28 | Sunday | St Vitus Day | Observance |
Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
Oct 21 | Wednesday | World War II Victims Remembrance Day | Observance |
Nov 11 | Wednesday | Armistice Day | National holiday |
Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |