Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene: Jugoslavija, Југославија), once spelled and called "Jugoslavia", was a country in Southeast Europe during most of the 20th century. It came into existence after World War I in 1918 under the name of K…
Josip Broz Tito (Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито, pronounced [jǒsip brôːz tîto]; born Josip Broz 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. During World War II he was th…
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in Southeast Europe, created from the two remaining republics of Yugoslavia after its breakup in 1991. The republics of Serbia and Montenegro together established a federation in 1992 as the Federal Republic of Yu…
The Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian: Краљевина Србија / Kraljevina Srbija), often rendered Servia in English at the time of its existence, was created when Prince Milan Obrenović, ruler of the Principality of Serbia, was crowned king in 1882. The Princip…
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 a…
Niš (Serbian Cyrillic: Ниш, pronounced [nîːʃ], sometimes rendered Nish or Nissa in English) is the largest city of southern Serbia and the third-largest city in Serbia (after Belgrade and Novi Sad). It is the administrative center of the Nišava Dist…
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (Serbian: Аеродром Београд - Никола Тесла / Aerodrom Beograd - Nikola Tesla) (IATA: BEG, ICAO: LYBE), is an international airport serving Belgrade, Serbia. Previously known as Belgrade Airport or Surčin Airport, it was …
Osijek (pronounced [ôsijeːk]) is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 108,048 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of…
Fudbalski klub Vojvodina (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Војводина, English: Vojvodina Football Club), commonly known as Vojvodina Novi Sad (Serbian pronunciation: [ʋǒjʋodina nôʋiː sâːd]) or simply Vojvodina, is a professional Serbian football clu…
Kraljevo (Serbian: Краљево / Kraljevo; [krǎːʎɛʋɔ]) is a city in Serbia, built beside the river Ibar, 7 kilometres (4 miles) west of its confluence with the Western Morava.
The Sava (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈsàːʋa], Serbo-Croatian: [sǎːʋa]) is a river in Central Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia, along the northern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, through Serbia, discharg…
Sirmium was a city in Pannonia, an ancient province of the Roman Empire. First mentioned in the 4th century BC and originally inhabited by the Illyrians and Celts, it was conquered by the Romans in the 1st century BC and subsequently became the capi…
Stadion Rajko Mitić (Serbian: Стадион Рајко Митић / Stadion Rajko Mitić, English: Red Star Stadium; popularly known and as Maracana [marakana], Serbian: Маракана / Marakana) officially Stadium "Rajko Mitić" is a multi-use stadium in Belgrade, Serbia…
Kombank Arena (originally known as Belgrade Arena) is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs.
The Nikola Tesla Museum (Serbian: Музеј Николе Тесле / Muzej Nikole Tesle) is dedicated to honoring and displaying the life and work of Nikola Tesla. It is located in the central area of Belgrade, Serbia. It holds more than 160,000 original document…
The University of Belgrade (Serbian: Универзитет у Београду / Univerzitet u Beogradu) is the oldest and largest university in Serbia.
The Battle of Zenta or Battle of Senta, fought on 11 September 1697 just south of Zenta (Serbian: Senta; then part of the Ottoman Empire; today in Serbia), on the east side of the Tisa river, was a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–169…
The Skull Tower (Serbian: Ćele-kula, Ћеле-Кула, pronounced [tɕel̩e kula]) is a tower composed largely of human skulls located in the city of Niš, Serbia. During the 1809 Battle of Čegar, fought during the First Serbian Uprising, Serbian revolutionar…
Bač Fortress (Serbian: Бачка тврђава / Bačka tvrđava) is a medieval fortress in Serbia, Vojvodina.
Loznica (Serbian: Лозница, pronounced [lǒznit͡sa]) is a city located in western Serbia, in the Mačva District. It lies on the right bank of the Drina river.
New Belgrade or Novi Beograd (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Београд, pronounced [nôʋiː beǒɡrad]) is one of 17 municipalities that constitutes the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is a planned city, built in 1947 in a previously uninhabited area …
North Kosovo (Serbian: Северно Косово, Severno Kosovo; Albanian: Kosova Veriore) also known as the Ibarski Kolašin (Serbian Cyrillic: Ибарски Колашин; Albanian: Kollashini i Ibrit) is a region in the northern part of Kosovo, composed of four Serb-ma…
Singidunum (Serbian: Сингидунум/Singidunum, from a Celtic *Sindi-dūn-) is the name for the ancient city in Serbia which became Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It was recorded that a Celtic tribe, the Scordisci, settled the area in the 3rd century B…
The Drina (Bosnian: Drina, Serbian Cyrillic: Дрина, pronounced [drǐːna]) is a 346 km (215 mi) long international river, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava Rive…
The Partizan Stadium (Serbian: Стадион Партизанa / Stadion Partizana) is a football and track-and-field stadium in Savski Venac municipality of Belgrade, Serbia, which has a seating capacity of 32,710. Situated on the Topčider Hill, at Humska 1 stre…
Petrovaradin Fortress (Serbian: Петроварадинска тврђава or Petrovaradinska tvrđava, pronounced [pɛtrɔv̞arǎdiːnskaː tv̞ř̩dʑav̞a], Hungarian: Péterváradi vár, German: Peterwardein) is a fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located in the province of Vo…
Drvengrad (Serbian Cyrillic: Дрвенград, meaning Timber Town, pronounced [dř̩ʋeŋɡrad]), also known as Küstendorf and Mećavnik (pronounced [mětɕaːʋniːk]), is a traditional village that the Serbian film director Emir Kusturica built for his film Life I…
The Sajmište concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager Sajmište, Croatian: Koncentracijski logor Sajmište, Serbian: Концентрациони логор Сајмиште; pronounced [sâjmiːʃtɛ]), also known as the Jewish camp in Zemun (German: Judenlager Semlin), was…
The Battle of Naissus (268 or 269 AD) was the defeat of a Gothic coalition by the Roman Empire under Emperor Gallienus (or Claudius II) near Naissus (Niš in present-day Serbia).
Zlatibor (Serbian Cyrillic: Златибoр, pronounced [zlǎtibɔr]) is a mountain region situated in the western part of Serbia, a part of the Dinaric Alps.
Ras (Serbian Cyrillic: Рас, Latin: Arsa), known in modern Serbian historiography as Stari Ras (Стари Рас; meaning Old Ras), was one of the first capitals of the medieval Serbian state of Raška, and the most important one for a long period of time. L…
Ruma (Serbian Cyrillic: Рума) is a town and municipality located in Vojvodina, Serbia at (45.00°N 19.83°E).
The Great Morava (Serbian: Велика Морава, Velika Morava, pronounced [vêlikaː mɔ̌rava]) is the final section of the Morava (Cyrillic: Морава), a major river system in Serbia.
Viminacium (VIMINACIVM) was a major city (provincial capital) and military camp of the Roman province of Moesia (today's Serbia), and the capital of Moesia Superior. The site is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from the modern town of Kostolac in Eastern Serb…
The National Assembly (Serbian: Народна скупштина / Narodna skupština, pronounced [nǎːrodnaː skûpʃtina sř̩bijeː]) is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 proportionally elected deputies by secret ballot, on 4 years t…
Niš Constantine the Great Airport (Serbian: Аеродром Ниш - Константин Велики / Aerodrom Niš - Konstantin Veliki) (IATA: INI, ICAO: LYNI), located 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Niš, is the second largest international airport in Serbia.