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The Studenica Monastery, established in the late 12th century by Stefan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, is the largest and richest of Serbia's Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King, both built of white marble, enshrine priceless collections of 13th- and 14th-century ...
There are 5 national parks in Serbia (IUCN Category II) as of 2007, [3] and one more which is proposed and is in the procedure of receiving the status of the National Park: [4] [5] One of those National parks (Šar Mountain) is located on the territory of Kosovo. Although Kosovo declared independence in 2008, Serbian government does not ...
The Uvac Special Nature Reserve (Serbian: Специјални резерват природе Увац / Specijalni rezervat prirode Uvac) is a special nature reserve of the category I in Serbia. It is known for the successful project of the preservation of the griffon vulture .
Pobednik (Serbian Cyrillic: Победник, lit. 'The Victor') is a monument in the Upper Town of the Belgrade Fortress, built to commemorate Serbia's victory over the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires during the Balkan Wars and the First World War.
Trebević (Serbian Cyrillic: Требевић) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the territories of Republika Srpska, Sarajevo and East Sarajevo city, bordering Jahorina mountain. Trebević is 1,628 meters (5,341 ft) tall, making it the second shortest of the Sarajevo mountains.
The “All-Serb Assembly” with a slogan “One People, One Gathering” included thousands of Bosnian Serbs and those who traveled to the Serbian capital, Belgrade, from neighboring countries ...
Although Republika Srpska is variously glossed in English as “Serb Republic”, [13] “Bosnian Serb Republic”, [14] or “Republic of Srpska”, the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and English-language news sources such as the BBC, [15] The New York Times, [16] and The Guardian [17] generally refer to the entity by its transliteration.
The region of "Rascia" was the center of Serb settlement and Serbian tribes are also thought to have occupied parts near the Adriatic coast, especially modern-day Herzegovina and Montenegro. [5] Prince Vlastimir (r. 830–850) united the Serbian tribes in the vicinity, [ 6 ] and after a victory over the advancing Bulgars he went on to expand to ...