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Belgrade [b] is the capital and largest city of Serbia.It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. [10]
Remains of Ras, medieval capital of Serbia (12th-13th century) Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Dečani, built in the 14th century Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Gračanica. The medieval period in the history of Serbia began in the 6th century with the Slavic migrations to Southeastern Europe, [1] and lasted until the Ottoman conquest of Serbian lands in the second half of the 15th century. [2]
capital of King Stefan Milutin. Prizren: 1300–1345: first capital of King Stefan Dušan. Skoplje: 1345–1371: first capital of Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan and later Stefan Uroš V. Serres: 1345–1355: second capital of Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan. Kruševac: 1371–1402: capital of Moravian Serbia under Lazar Hrebeljanović ...
The view from Stari Ras. Ras (Serbian Cyrillic: Рас; Latin: Arsa), known in modern Serbian historiography as Stari Ras (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Рас, "Old Ras"), is a medieval fortress and area located in the vicinity of former market-place of Staro Trgovište, some 10–11 kilometers (6.2–6.8 mi) west of modern-day city of Novi Pazar in Serbia.
The Serbian Empire (Serbian: Српско царство / Srpsko carstvo, pronounced [sr̩̂pskoː tsâːrstʋo]) was a medieval Serbian state that emerged from the Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1346 by Dušan the Mighty , who significantly expanded the state.
The Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian: Краљевина Србија / Kraljevina Srbija), or the Serbian Kingdom (Serbian: Српско краљевство / Srpsko kraljevstvo), also known as Rascia (Serbian: Рашка / Raška [1]), was a medieval Serbian kingdom in Southern Europe comprising most of what is today Serbia (excluding Vojvodina), Kosovo, and Montenegro, as well as southeastern ...
The north of Belgrade remained an Habsburg outpost until 1918, when it was merged into the capital city. As a strategic location, the city was battled over in 115 wars and razed to the ground 44 times. [4] Belgrade was the capital of Yugoslavia (in various forms of governments) from its creation in 1918, to its final dissolution in 2006.
Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Stari Ras and Sopoćani: Novi Pazar: 1979 96; i, iii (cultural) Stari Ras was the first capital of Serbia and contains an impressive group of medieval monuments consisting of fortresses, churches and monasteries.