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Vrbas is a small town and municipality in the north of Serbia. The town was mentioned first in 1213 during the administration of the Kingdom of Hungary. According to other sources, it was mentioned first in 1387. Thanks to Renato for these beautiful bell towers and nice stamps.

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Here's the flag of Serbia  that Ana sent me. She writes that the modern flag of Serbia "designed" Miloš Obrenović in the 19th century, and he firs came to idea to reverse the colours of Russian flag. 

This is how it all happened... Sretenje Constitution described the colours of the Serbian flag as bright red, white and čelikasto-ugasita (that could be translated as steelish-dark). The constitution was criticized, especially by Russia, and the flag was specifically singled out as being similar to the revolutionary flag of France. Soon afterwards, Miloš Obrenović was requesting to the Porte that the new constitution should contain an article about the flag and coat of arms,and subsequent ferman allowed Serbs to use their own maritime flag, which will have "upper part of red, middle of blue, and lower of white", which is the first appearance of the colours which has remained until today. The coat of medieval coat of arms was added as well.

Thanks, Ana!

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You wouldn't guess from the scan, but this postcard is very huge, as the size of two normal cards together. It comes from Ana, from the capital of Serbia - Belgrade. Belgrade is first mentioned under its Slavic name Beli Grad (White City) in written records of the 9th century. The postcards gives us a look from above, showing the Sava river and bridges built over it (there is 9 bridges over Sava in Belgrade in total ).

Great Year of the Snake stamp. Thanks, Ana!

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I got this one from Renato as a part of Choose a Country RR special group #600. It shows King's Church, a part of Studenica monastery in central Serbia.

The Studenica monastery is a 12th-century Orthodox monastery. It is one of the largest and richest Serb Orthodox monasteries. Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the medieval Serb state, founded the monastery in 1190. The monastery's fortified walls encompass two churches: the Church of the Virgin, and the Church of the King, both of which were built using white marble. In 1986 UNESCO included Studenica monastery on the list of World Heritage Sites.

 

Serbian postal service issued a stamp in 2008 representing Đavolja Varoš, a peculiar rock formation. It features 202 exotic formations described as earth pyramids or "towers", as the locals refer to them. They are 2-15 m tall and 4-6 m wide at the base. 

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The Cathedral of Saint Sava (Temple of Saint Sava) in Belgrade, is the Balkans's largest Orthodox church building. It ranks amongst the ten largest church buildings in the world. The church is dedicated to Saint Sava, the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

It is built on the Vračar plateau, on the location where it is believed that his remains were burned in 1595 by the Ottoman Empire's Sinan Pasha. From its location, it dominates Belgrade's cityscape, and is perhaps the most monumental building in the city.

Thanks go to Ana for this great card and even nicer landscape stamps!

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I have to hurry up with posting my postcards because each day new cards arrive and the bunch of cards I have to post is getting bigger and bigger.

I would just like to thanks to Renato for sending me this postcard from Belgrade with cute Easter stamps. Hvala, Renato!

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Judit sent me this nice view card from Novi Sad, Serbia. Novi Sad is the second biggest city in Serbia and the capital of northern Serbian province - Vojvodina. It has population of around 200 000 people.The city was founded in 1694, when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin fortess a Habsburg strategic military post. During the city's long history, it has maintained its multicultural identity, with Serbs, Hungarian and Germans being the main ethnic groups. Today, Novi Sad is an industrial and financial centre of the Serbian economy, as well as a major cultural hub. It is also known for the music festival EXIT.

Thanks to Judit who sent me this nice postcard with a cute stamp :)