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Christ Carrying the Cross. Fresco from Dečani.
Kosovo (Serbian: Косово и Метохија/Kosovo i Metohija, Albanian: Kosovë/Kosova) is an autonomous province within Serbia, that is rich with medieval Serbian landmarks and history. The mountainous province's capital and largest city is Priština. Kosovo has a population of around two million people, predominantly ethnic Albanians, with smaller populations of Serbs and other ethnic groups. Over the years there has been a lot of conflict and ethnic clashes, and as a result, the final status of Kosovo is disputed, despite all the history left behind.
There are a lot of notable Serbian churches and monasteries in Kosovo. Some of them are the Gračanica monastery, which is a prime example of a church built in Serbo-Byzantine style, the Visoki Dečani monastery, having a cathedral that is the biggest medieval church in the Balkans, the remains of Devič after the 2004 pogrom, the Patriarchate of Peć, which is the spiritual seat and mausoleum of Serbian archbishops and patriarchs, the Banjska monastery, and more.
The historic and poetic Battle of Kosovo was fought at Kosovo Field between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire. Despite Serbia's loss to the Ottoman Empire, Kosovo still retained its Serbian Orthodox faith, under Ottoman rule.
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Stepa Stepanović
Stepa Stepanović (Serbian: Степа Степановић) (1856-1929) was a field marshal (vojvoda) of the Serbian Army who distinguished himself in Serbia's wars from 1876 to 1918.
After his chief of staff's return, Stepanović took command of the second army. In World War I, he led the Serbian army in a great victory in the Battle of Cer, where his Second Army completely defeated the Austrian Fifth Army. This was the first allied victory of the war, and he was promoted to Vojvoda (Field-Marshal). His army achieved successes in the Battle of the Drina and Battle of Kolubara , in addition to the defence of Serbia in 1915.
In 1918 this Vojvoda's army forced Bulgaria to surrender on September 29, 1919 in an allied offensive, in Macedonia. He is considered the final liberator of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Petrovaradin fortress (Serbian: Петроварадинска тврђава or Petrovaradinska tvrđava) is a fortress on Danube river, near Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. The cornerstone of the present-day southern part of the fortress was laid on October 18, 1692, by Prince Croy. The Petrovaradin fortress has many underground passages as well (16 Km of underground countermine system).
The Millennium Center (or Millennium Hall) is a fairly new sports arena and business centre in Vršac, Serbia, in the Vojvodina province. The Millennium Center hosted several Eurobasket 2005 games in September. Its capacity is 4,058 seats. The local "Hemofarm" basketball team play there as a home ground.
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| ...that Serbia regained independence in 2006?
...that famous writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien tried to learn the Serbian language but failed?
...that actress and model Milla Jovovich has origins in the Serb tribe of Vasojevići?
...that Belgrade was under some form of attack every 37 years on average since AD 1?
...that Serbia had the highest GDP growth rate in Europe in 2005 and 2006?
...that Serbia has over a third of the world's raspberries and it is the largest exporter of raspberries in the world?
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Željko Joksimović performing
Željko Joksimović (Serbian: Жељко Јоксимовић) (born 20 April 1972 in Valjevo, Yugoslavia, now Serbia) is one of the most popular singers of Serbia, but is also well-known in Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and nearby countries. In the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 he represented Serbia and Montenegro with the song Lane moje, which finished second behind Ukrainian singer Ruslana.
In 2006, he composed the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest song 'Lejla' for Bosnia and Herzegovina, performed by Hari Mata Hari.
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- Belgrade - 1,576,124
- Niš - 235,159
- Kragujevac - 175,802
- Leskovac - 156,252
- Kruševac - 131,368
- Šabac - 122,893
- Kraljevo - 121,707
- Čačak - 117,072
- Smederevo - 109,809
- Valjevo - 96,761
- Vranje - 87,288
- Novi Pazar - 85,996
- Užice - 83,022
Largest cities of Vojvodina (2002 census)
- Novi Sad - 299,294
- Subotica - 148,401
- Zrenjanin - 132,051
- Pančevo - 127,162
- Sombor - 97,263
- Priština - 200,000
- Prizren - 121,000
- Peć - 80,600
- Đakovica - 74,900
- Kosovska Mitrovica - 74,600
- Gnjilane - 67,600
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- Population statistics of Serbia (Estimate May 2005)
- Serbia (total): 9,396,411
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