The Balkans, corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the B
View toward Rila, the highest mountain range of the Balkans and Southeast Europe (2,925 m)
Sutjeska National Park contains Perućica, which is the largest primeval forest in the Balkans, and one of the last remaining in Europe
Lake Skadar is the largest lake in the Balkans and Southern Europe
Pula Arena, the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe. Located in the Balkans, it is bordered by Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgari
Balkans
…Croatia (only the area south of the Sava and Kupa rivers), mainland Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania (only Northern Dobruja), Serbia (only the area south of the Danube river), and East Thrace in Turkey. However, some broader definitions also include Slovenia (in a limited or partial…
Vinča culture figurine, 4000–4500 BC
Remnants of the Felix Romuliana Imperial Palace, 298 AD, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Some historians believe as many as 18 Roman emperors were born in modern-day Serbia
The Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is particularly important to Serbian history, tradition and national identity
Migration of the Serbs, by Paja Jovanović (c. 1896), depicting the Great Migration of 1690, led by the patriarch Arsenije III Crnojević