Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

in Germany ( sr, Срби у Немачкој, Srbi u Nemačkoj; german: Serben in Deutschland) refers to persons living in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

who have total or partial Serbian ancestry. They form the seventh largest group of foreigners in Germany.

Demographics

The majority (64%) of the Serbian population is concentrated in three federal states:

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

and

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

. Within the three states the Serbs are numerous in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...

, Stuttgart and especially

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

Ulm Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...

had the highest share of migrants from Serbia in 2011 according to German Census data. But a considerable part of the Serbian Migrants was not included, because it still went under former nationalities (

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

, Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia until 2008) at the time of the census. According to the Federal Statistical Office, at the end of 2015 the number of foreigners with Serbian nationality in Germany stood at 230,427. Another 29,785 foreigners living in Germany with the citizenship of the former Serbia and Montenegro have not yet decided on one of the possible new citizenships. Official data: *1925: 14,067 (Yugoslav nationality) *1935: 17,258 (Yugoslav nationality) *1939: 58,240 (Yugoslav nationality) *1968: 99,000 (workers) *1971: 469,000 (workers) *1973: 471,000 (workers) *1988: 295,000 (workers) *1989: 300,000 (workers) *1990: 652,500 (Yugoslav nationality) *1994: 420,000 ( Serbia and Montenegro) *1995: 418,000 (Serbia and Montenegro) *2001: 304,000 (Serbia and Montenegro) *2003: 568,240 (Serbia and Montenegro); 112,507 Germany-born Serbian nationals *2011: 197,984 (Serbian nationals) *2013: 241,374 (Serbian nationals) *2015: (Serbian ancestry)

Notable people

* Danko Bošković, footballer * Marko Djurdjević, illustrator * Dejan Janjatović, footballer, Croatian Serb *

Slobodan Komljenović Slobodan Komljenović (, born 2 January 1971) is a Serbian football manager and retired footballer who played as either a central or right defender. He played several years in Germany in representation of five teams, namely Eintracht Frankf ...

, footballer * Srđan Maksimović, footballer *

Marko Marin Marko Marin ( sr-cyr, Марко Марин, born 13 March 1989) is a German former professional association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and winger (association football), left winger. He was known for his accele ...

, footballer, Bosnian Serb * Tamara Milosevic, documentary filmmaker *

Zvjezdan Misimović Zvjezdan Misimović (, ; born 5 June 1982) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who most notably played for Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg, Galatasaray, Dynamo Moscow, and Beijing Renhe as an attacking midfielder. Misimović is the fourth m ...

, footballer, Bosnian Serb parentage * Nikola Mladenović, footballer * Wolfgang Nešković, politician * Dragan Paljić, footballer, Bosnian Serb parentage *

Andrea Petkovic Andrea Petkovic (, ; born 9 September 1987) is a German former professional tennis player. Born in Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia, to Serbian father Zoran and Bosniak mother Amira, she moved to Germany at six months old and turned professional in 2006 a ...

, female tennis player, Bosnian-born, Serb father * Marjan Petković, footballer * Aleksandro Petrović, footballer, Bosnian-Serb *

Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...

, actor, silent screen star, Serbian-born *

Petar Radenković Petar Radenković (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Paдeнкoвић; born 1 October 1934) is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper who also played for the Yugoslavia national team. He also goes by the name Perica. He is mostly known for his spell ...

, footballer * Vladimir Ranković, footballer *

Michael Rensing Michael Rensing (born 14 May 1984) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has played for Bayern Munich, 1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Club career Early career Born to a German father and a Serbian ...

, footballer, Serbian mother * Sreto Ristić, retired footballer *

Christina Sampanidis Christina Sampanidis (born 12 May 1988) is a Serbian female footballer currently playing for ŽFK Mašinac PZP Niš. She represents the Serbia national team, the country of her mother. Career Sampanidis began her career with nine years in the y ...

, female footballer, Serbian mother * Marko Savić, water poloist *

Kristian Sprećaković Kristian Sprećaković (born 12 June 1978) is a former German footballer of Serbian ancestry. He is a defensive midfielder. Club career Sprećaković played with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in the German 2. Bundesliga during the 2001-02 season. On 7 ...

, footballer * Aleksandar Stevanović, footballer * Predrag Stevanović, footballer *

Neven Subotić Neven Subotić (; Serbian Cyrillic: Heвeн Cубoтић; born 10 December 1988) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Subotić made his professional debut in 2007 for 1. FSV Mainz 05. In the following year, ...

, footballer, Bosnian Serb * Stefan Kapičić, actor, German born *

Branko Tomović Branko Tomović ( sr, italic=yes, Бранко Томовић; born June 17, 1980) is a German-Serbian actor and filmmaker. Career He was born in Münster, Germany, though his actual origin is from the Carpathians in Serbia. His parents emigra ...

, actor, Serbian parents * David Vržogić, footballer * Marc Vucinovic, footballer *

Konstantin Grcic Konstantin Grcic ( sr-cyr, Константин грчић, born 1965) is a German industrial designer known for creating mass-manufactured items, such as furniture and household products. He has participated in leading design shows and his work ...

, world renown industrial designer

References

External links

Information on the Serbian community in Germany (In German) Web site of a Serbian association in Germany (In German and Serbian)
{{Serbian diaspora

European diaspora in Germany

Germany–Serbia relations Serbian Orthodox Church in Germany

Demographics

Notable people

See also

References

External links