Trivia in Serbia

National symbols

Flag: Horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white with the national coat of arms featuring a double-headed eagle placed towards the center. Inherits pan-Slavic colors and royal traditions.

Emblem: National coat of arms featuring a double-headed white eagle crowned and a red shield with a cross. Origins traced to the 13th-century Nemanjić dynasty emblem.

Trivia & facts

• 17 Roman emperors were born in present-day Serbian territory.
• The Saint Sava Cathedral, one of the world's largest Orthodox churches, has over 7,000m² of interior mosaics.
• Serbian is a rare language that uses both Cyrillic and Latin scripts equally.
• Per capita consumption of plum brandy (rakija) is among the world's highest.
• Novi Sad was the first non-EU city selected as European Capital of Culture in 2022.
• The World Heritage sites of Stari Ras and Sopoćani Monastery represent the pinnacle of Serbian Orthodox art.
• About 2/3 of Serbian surnames end in '-ić'.
• Average coffee consumption is about 3 cups per day, with Turkish style more common than espresso.
• One of the world's leading raspberry exporters with about 30% EU market share.
• Belgrade means "White City" and has been a strategic location since Roman times.