The Serbian cross (), also known as the Firesteels (), is one of the

national symbols A national symbol is a manifestation of a nation or community, serving as a representation of their National identity, identity and values. National symbols may be not only applied to sovereign states but also nations and countries in a state of ...

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

. It is present on the

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...

and

flag of Serbia The flag of Serbia (), also known as the Tricolour (), is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands, red on the top, blue in the middle, and white on the bottom (on civil flag), with the lesser coat of arms left of center (on stat ...

. The cross is based on a tetragrammic cross emblem of the

Palaiologos dynasty The House of Palaiologos ( Palaiologoi; , ; female version Palaiologina; ), also found in English-language literature as Palaeologus or Palaeologue, was a Byzantine Greek noble family that rose to power and produced the last and longest-ruling dy ...

of the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived History of the Roman Empire, the events that caused the ...

, with the difference in Serbian use being that the cross is usually white on a carmine red background, rather than gold on a red background (though it can be depicted in gold as well). The Serbian cross was adopted from the Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine cross in the 10th century. It is composed of a cross symbol with four " fire striker" shapes, originally four

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

letters

beta Beta (, ; uppercase , lowercase , or cursive ; or ) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 2. In Ancient Greek, beta represented the voiced bilabial plosive . In Modern Greek, it represe ...

(Β). Serbian tradition attributes the letters to

Saint Sava Saint Sava (, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; Glagolitic: ; ; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1235/6), known as the Enlightener or the Illuminator, was a Serbs, Serbian prince and Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox monk, abbot of Studenica Monastery, Studeni ...

, the 13th-century Archbishop of the Serbs, and interprets the four "fire striker" shapes as four

Cyrillic The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Ea ...

letters " С", for the motto Only Unity Saves the Serbs (). The Serbian cross has been frequently used in

Serbian heraldry Serbian heraldry involves the study and use of coats of arms and other heraldry, heraldic insignia in the country of Serbia or by Serbs. The Serbian government is the armiger in Serbia, exercising that right under the advice of the Serbian Herald ...

, and along with the

Serbian eagle The Serbian eagle () is a double-headed heraldic eagle, also known as the White eagle (), a common symbol in the history of Serbian heraldry and vexillology. The double-headed eagle and the Serbian cross are the main heraldic symbols which rep ...

, is the main heraldic symbol which represent the national identity of the Serbian people.

History

Crosses with firesteels have been used since Roman times as symbols, but not as coats of arms or emblems. Some historians connect it with the ''

labarum The labarum ( or λάβουρον) was a '' vexillum'' (military standard) that displayed the "Chi-Rho" symbol ☧, a christogram formed from the first two Greek letters of the word "Christ" (, or Χριστός) – '' Chi'' (χ) and ''Rho'' (� ...

'', the Imperial flag of

Constantine the Great Constantine I (27 February 27222 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a Constantine the Great and Christianity, pivotal ro ...

(r. 306–337). In the 6th century, the cross with four fields (with either letters or heraldry) appeared on Byzantine coins. The symbol was adopted by the First Crusaders starting wih the

People's Crusade The People's Crusade was the beginning phase of the First Crusade whose objective was to retake the Holy Land, and Jerusalem in particular, from Islamic rule. In 1095, after the head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Urban II started to urge faith ...

(1096).

Michael VIII Palaiologos Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, and previously as the co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea from 1259 to 1261. Michael VIII was the founder of th ...

(1261–1282) adopted the symbol when he resurrected the

, with the initials (letters β) of the imperial motto of the

: "

King of Kings King of Kings, ''Mepet mepe''; , group="n" was a ruling title employed primarily by monarchs based in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Commonly associated with History of Iran, Iran (historically known as name of Iran, Persia ...

, help the King" (; ). It was used on flags and coins. The symbol appears on the Imperial flag ''

divellion The ''divellion'' or ''dibellion'' () was a symbol of the Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty, late Byzantine Empire, the Emperor's personal banner. It was carried by the ''skouterios'' ("shield-bearer"), alongside the Imperial shield, ...

'' (διβέλλιον) used in front of all other banners, recorded by

Pseudo-Kodinos George Kodinos (), also Pseudo-Kodinos or Codinus, is the conventional name of an anonymous late 15th-century author of late Byzantine literature. Their attribution to him is only traditional, and is based on the fact that all three works come ...

( 1347–68) wrongly as "a cross with firesteels" (), and depicted in the Castilian '' Conosçimiento de todos los reynos'' atlas ( 1350). As Alexander Soloviev writes, the use of letters in western heraldry is nonexistent. The oldest preserved historical source of the cross used in Serbia is from the Dečani oil-lamp (''Dečanski polijelej''), which was a gift to King

Stefan Milutin Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Saint King, was the King of Serbia between 1282–1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty. He was one ...

(r. 1282–1321), the '' ktetor'' (founder) of

Visoki Dečani The Visoki Dečani Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located near Deçan, Kosovo. It was founded in the first half of the 14th century by Stefan Dečanski, List of Serbian monarchs, King of Serbia. Dečani is by far t ...

, now preserved at the Monastery of Prohor Pčinjski. Stojan Novaković argued that the recorded use of the Serbian cross, as a national symbol, began in 1397, during the rule of

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall (), was a Serbian ruler as prince (1389–1402) and Despot (court title), despot (1402–1427). He was also a diplomat, legislat ...

. Serbian historian

Stanoje Stanojević Stanoje Stanojević ( sr-Cyrl, Станоје Станојевић; 13 August 1874 – 30 July 1937) was a Serbian historian, university professor, academic and a leader of many scientific and publishing enterprises. Career Stanojević finish ...

argued that it entered its use in 1345, with

Stefan Dušan Stephen (honorific), Stefan Uroš IV Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош IV Душан), also known as Dušan the Mighty ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Силни; – 20 December 1355), was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Emperor of th ...

's elevation to Emperor. In the Middle Ages, both the "Greek style", with closed fire-steels (β–B), and the "Serbian syle", with open fire-steels (C-S), were used in Serbia. A 1439 map by Gabriel de Vallseca used both the Serbian cross and eagle when depicting Serbia. In South Slavic heraldic sources (also known as '' Illyrian Armorials''), the Serbian cross is found in the '' Korenić-Neorić Armorial'' (1595), which shows the coat of arms of Serbia (Svrbiae) as a white cross over a red background, with four firesteels, also depicting the Mrnjavčević noble house with the same design, with inverted colours and the

in the center of the cross. According to

Mavro Orbini Mavro Orbini (1563–1614) was a Ragusan chronicler, notable for his work '' The Realm of the Slavs'' (1601) which influenced Slavic ideology and historiography in the later centuries. Life Orbini was born in Ragusa (now Dubrovnik), the capital ...

(1607), it was used by

Vukašin Mrnjavčević Vukašin () is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin ( son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname. The name Vukašin can be foun ...

(King, 1365–1371) and Prince

Lazar Hrebeljanović Lazar Hrebeljanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Хребељановић; – 15 June 1389) was a medieval List of Serbian monarchs, Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empir ...

(r. 1371–1389). Next, it is found in the '' Belgrade Armorial II'' (ca. 1600–1620), the '' Fojnica Armorial'' (between 1675 and 1688), the ''Armorial of Stanislaus Rubcich'' (c. 1700), and ''

Stemmatographia Stemmatografia, known by its full name Stemmatographia sive Armorum Illyricorum delineatio, descriptio et restitutio (English: ''Stemmatography, or the sketch, description and revival of the Illyrian coats of arms'') is a heraldic essay written an ...

'' (1741), while still continuing to be used in foreign heraldic sources. The

Metropolitanate of Karlovci The Metropolitanate of Karlovci () was a metropolitanate of the Eastern Orthodox Church that existed in the Habsburg monarchy between 1708 and 1848. Between 1708 and 1713, it was known as the Metropolitanate of Krušedol Monastery, Krušedol, ...

, established in 1691, adopted it in its seal. After the

Serbian Revolution The Serbian Revolution ( / ') was a national uprising and constitutional change in Serbia that took place between 1804 and 1835, during which this territory evolved from an Sanjak of Smederevo, Ottoman province into a Revolutionary Serbia, reb ...

, the Serbian cross then appeared on all official Serbian coats of arms, except the Serbian coat of arms adopted in 1947, which had the cross removed, leaving four stylized S; this was done symbolically by the Yugoslav government to "socially curtail and politically marginalize religious communities and religion in general".

Miloš Obrenović Miloš Obrenović (; ; 18 March 1780 or 1783 – 26 September 1860) born Miloš Teodorović (; ), also known as Miloš the Great () was the Prince of Serbia twice, from 1815 to 1839, and from 1858 to 1860. He was an eminent figure of the Firs ...

adopted the Serbian cross as the military flag when forming the first units of the regular army in 1825.

Gallery

Historical

Flags

File:Flag of Revolutionary Serbia.svg,

Revolutionary Serbia Revolutionary Serbia (), or Karađorđe's Serbia (), refers to the state established by the Serbian revolutionaries in Ottoman Serbia ( Sanjak of Smederevo) after the start of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire in 1804. The Sub ...

(1804-1812) File:Flag of Serbia (1835).svg,

Principality of Serbia The Principality of Serbia () was an autonomous, later sovereign state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of the Serbian Revolution, which lasted between 1804 and 1817. Its creation was negotiated first through an unwritten agre ...

(1835) File:Flag_of_Serbia_(1835–1882).svg, Principality of Serbia (1835–1882) File:Flag of the Serbian Vojvodina.svg,

Serbian Vojvodina The Serbian Vojvodina () was a short-lived self-proclaimed autonomous province within the Austrian Empire during the Revolutions of 1848, which existed until 1849 when it was transformed into the new (official) Austrian province named Voivodes ...

(1848–1849) File:Flag_of_Kingdom_of_Serbia_from_1882-1918.png,

Kingdom of Serbia The Kingdom of Serbia was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Principality was ruled by the Obrenović dynast ...

(1882–1918) File:State Flag of Serbian Krajina (1991).svg,

Republic of Serbian Krajina The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Република Српска Крајина, Republika Srpska Krajina, separator=" / ", ; abbr. РСК / RSK), known as the Serbian Krajina ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српск� ...

(1992–1995) File:Flag of the Republic of Eastern Slavonia - Baranja - and Western Syrmia.svg, Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995–1998) File:Flag_of_Serbia_(2004–2010).svg,

Republic of Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

(2004–2010)

Coat of arms and seals

File:Mrnjavcevic - Illyrian Coat of arms.png,

Mrnjavčević family The House of Mrnjavčević ( sr-Cyrl, Мрњавчевић, Mrnjavčevići / Мрњавчевићи, ) was a medieval Serbian noble house during the Serbian Empire, its fall, and the subsequent years when it held a region of present-day Mac ...

,
(c. 1370) File:Zastava i grb nemanjicke Srbije (iz 1439. godine), prema portolanu Gabriel de Vallseca.jpg,

Serbian Empire The Serbian Empire ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српско царство, Srpsko carstvo, separator=" / ", ) was a medieval Serbian state that emerged from the Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1346 by Dušan the Mighty, who significantly expande ...

,
by G. de Vallseca (1439) File:Serbian coat of arms, Belgrade Armorial II.jpg, Serbia,
'' Belgrade Armorial II''
(c. 1600–1620) File:Arma de Slavni Triballi de Illirico.jpg, Serbs,
ed. of

's ''Regno degli Slavi'' (1601) File:Coa Serbia Country History (Fojnica Armorial) (14th century).svg, Serbia,
'' Fojnica Armorial''
(1675–1688) File:Grb-karlovacke-mitropolije.jpg,

(1713) File:Praviteljstvujušči sovjet serbski.JPG,

(1805–1813) File:Milos Obrenovic 1819.png, Prince Miloš I
(1817–1835) File:COA of Principality of Serbia.svg, Principality of Serbia
(1835–1882) File:Coat of arms of Serbian Vojvodina.svg, Voivodeship of Serbia and Ban. of Temeschwar
(1849–1860) File:Grb kneza Milana Obrenovica IV.png, King Milan I
(1878–1889) File:Coat of Arms of Petar I Karadjordjevic (as a Knez).png, King Peter I
(1903–1918) File:Veliki dvorski grb Obrenovića.svg, Obrenović dynasty (1882–1903) File:Coat of arms of the Karadjordjevic dynasty .png, Karađorđević dynasty
(1903–1918) File:Royal Coat of arms of Serbia (1882–1918).svg, Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918) File:Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg,

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" () h ...

(1918–1944) File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Government_of_National_Salvation_2.svg,

Government of National Salvation The Government of National Salvation (; , VNS), also referred to as Nedić's government or Nedić's regime, was the colloquial name of the second Serbian Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, collaborationist List of World War II ...

(1941–1944) File:Coat of Arms of the Socialist Republic of Serbia.svg,

Socialist Republic of Serbia The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Социјалистичка Република Србија, Socijalistička Republika Srbija), previously known as the People's Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / " ...

(1947–1992) and Republic of Serbia (1992–2004) File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_Serbian_Krajina.svg, Republic of Serbian Krajina (1992–1995) File:Former COA Republika Srpska.svg,

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

(1992–2006) File:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Republic_of_Eastern_Slavonia_-_Baranja_-_and_Western_Syrmia.svg, Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995–1998) File:Coat of arms of Yugoslavia (1992–2003).svg,

FR Yugoslavia The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...

(1992–2003) and

Serbia and Montenegro The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...

(2003–2006) File:Coat of arms of Serbia (2004-2010).svg, Republic of Serbia (2004–2010) File:Coat of arms of Serbia small (2004 - 2010).svg, Republic of Serbia (2004–2010)

Current

National

File:Flag_of_Serbia.svg, State flag of the Republic of Serbia File:Coat of arms of Serbia.svg, Greater coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia File:Coat_of_arms_of_Serbia_small.svg, Lesser coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia

Regional

File:Tradicionalna_zastava_Vojvodine_sa_grbom.svg, Traditional flag of

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

File:Tradicionalni_grb_Vojvodine.svg, Traditional coat of arms of Vojvodina

Local

File:GrbOpsiteArandjelovac.gif,

Aranđelovac Aranđelovac ( sr-cyr, Аранђеловац, ) is a town and a municipality located in the Šumadija District of central Serbia. , the municipality has a population of 41,297 inhabitants, while the town has 22,881 inhabitants. It is situated ben ...

(Serbia) File:COA Barajevo.gif,

Barajevo Barajevo ( sr-Cyrl, Барајево, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 26,431 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the lower northern part of Šumadija ...

(Serbia) File:COA Kragujevac.png,

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the List of cities in Serbia, fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Se ...

(Serbia) COA Ljubovija.gif,

Ljubovija Ljubovija ( sr-cyr, Љубовија, ) is a small town and municipality located in the Mačva District The Mačva District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the western part of Serbia, in the geographical regions o ...

(Serbia) File:Mladenovac-zastava.png, Mladenovac (Serbia) File:COA_Rača.png, Rača (Serbia) File:Srpska crnja grb.jpg, Srpska Crnja (Serbia) File:FLAG Surdulica.gif,

Surdulica Surdulica ( sr-cyr, Сурдулица) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. As of 2022, the population of the town is 9,242, while the municipality has 16,991 inhabitants. History Massacre during World W ...

(Serbia) COA Varvarin.png, Varvarin (Serbia) COA Voždovac.gif,

Voždovac Voždovac ( sr-Cyrl, Вождовац, ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 174,864 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the south ...

(Serbia) COA Vracar (small).png,

Vračar Vračar ( sr-Cyrl, Врачар, ) is an affluent urban area and Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality of the city of Belgrade known as the location of many embassies and museums. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a popul ...

(Serbia) Zemun stemma.png,

Zemun Zemun ( sr-cyrl, Земун, ; ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Zemun was a separate town that was absorbed into Belgrade in 1934. It lies on the right bank of the Danube river, upstream from downtown ...

(Serbia) File:FLAG Zvezdara.gif, Zvezdara (Serbia) File:Грб Градишке.svg, Gradiška
(Republika Srpska, BiH) File:Источно Ново Сарајево (грб).svg, Istočno Novo Sarajevo
(Republika Srpska, BiH) File:Котор-Варош (грб).svg,

Kotor Varoš Kotor Varoš ( sr-cyrl, Котор Варош) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 19,710 inhabitants, while the town of Kotor Varoš has a population o ...

(Republika Srpska, BiH) File:Laktaši (grb).svg,

Laktaši Laktaši ( sr-cyrl, Лакташи) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 34,966 inhabitants, while the town has a population of 5,879 inhabitants. Geography Physical geogra ...

(Republika Srpska, BiH) File:Srbac-Grb.gif, Srbac
(Republika Srpska, BiH) File:Šipovo (grb).svg,

Šipovo Šipovo ( sr-cyrl, Шипово) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the southern part of the Bosanska Krajina region. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,293 inhabitants, while the town of � ...

(Republika Srpska, BiH) File:Višegrad (grb).svg,

Višegrad Višegrad ( sr-cyrl, Вишеград, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav (Drina), Rzav river. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 10,668 in ...

(Republika Srpska, BiH) File:Coat of arms of Staro Nagoričane.svg, Staro Nagoričane
(North Macedonia)

Other usage

Military

File:Oznaka_pripadnosti.svg, Shoulder patch on service uniforms of the Serbian Armed Forces File:Oznaka_pripadnosti_maskirna.svg, Shoulder patch on combat uniforms of the Serbian Armed Forces File:SerbianVolunteerCorpsBadge.png, Emblem of Serbian Volunteer Corps (''Ljotićevci'') paramilitary organization
(1941–1945) File:SPP_SrbDobGarda.svg, Emblem of

Serb Volunteer Guard The Serb Volunteer Guard, SDG. Also known as Arkan's Tigers () or Arkan's men (). was an elite Serbian volunteer paramilitary unit founded and led by Željko Ražnatović (better known as "Arkan"). It was recognized for its superior bearing an ...

(''Arkanovci'') paramilitary unit (1990–1996)

Police

File:Amblem_helikoperske_jedinice_novi.png, Emblem of the Police Helicopter Unit File:Uprava_za_tehniku.png, Emblem of the Police Technical Directorate

Intelligence

File:Амблем Безбедоносно Информативне Агенције.png, Emblem of the Security Intelligence Agency Emblem of the State Security Directorate.svg, Emblem of the State Security Directorate (1991-2002)

Orders and decorations

Sretenjski_Orden_drugog_stepena.jpg, Sretenje Order Orden_zasluga_za_odbranu_i_bezbednost_treceg_stepena.jpg, Order of Merits in Defense and Security

Science and arts

File:Grb_Srpske_akademije_nauka_i_umetnosti.jpg, Member badge of the

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (; , SANU) is a national academy and the most prominent academic institution in Serbia, founded in 1841 as Society of Serbian Letters (, DSS). The Academy's membership has included Nobel Prize, Nobel la ...

Religious

File:Flag_of_the_SPC.svg, Flag of the

Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church#Constit ...

File:Serbia,_Belgrade,_Sait_Sava_Temple,_cross_on_the_top,_07.12.2011.jpg, Serbian cross on the dome of the

Church of Saint Sava The Church of Saint Sava ( sr-Cyrl, Храм Светог Саве, Hram Svetog Save, lit='The Temple of Saint Sava') is a 79 m high Serbian Orthodox church, which sits on the Vračar plateau in Belgrade, Serbia. It was planned as the bishopric ...

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

Sports

File:OKS.svg, Logo of the

Olympic Committee of Serbia The Olympic Committee of Serbia (, sr-Cyrl, Олимпијски комитет Србије) is the National Olympic Committee representing Serbia. It organizes the country's participation at the Olympic Games and other multisport events. The ...

Miscellaneous

File:ChippedSerbianID_face.png, Serbian identity card File:Serbian license plate 2011.jpg, Serbian vehicle registration plate File:Montenegrin cap.jpg, Montenegrin cap File:Christmas-Serbian Ortodox Česnica.jpg, Česnica, Serbian Christmas bread

References

Sources

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External links

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