[Serbian Embassy] Hello from the new Serbian ambassador!

Day 1,802, 00:55 Published in Norway Portugal by dixib

Hello Norway! I’m new official Serbian ambassador in Norway. It is a great pleasure. I have a huge respect toward Norwegians. You guys are really great people and very hospitable. Today I will represent to you - my country, Serbia. 
Serbia, officialy Republic of Serbia, is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans. Serbia is landlocked and bordersHungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro to the west; also, it borders Albania through Kosovo. The capital of Serbia, Belgrade, is among the largest cities in East-Central Europe. Serbia is a member of the UN, Council of Europe, OSCE, PfP, BSEC and CEFTA. It is also an official candidate for membership in the European Union and a neutral country.



Famous people from Serbia:

Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electrical supply system. Tesla started working in the telephony and electrical fields before immigrating to theUnited States in 1884 to work for Thomas Edison. He soon struck out on his own with financial backers,setting up laboratories/companies to develop a range of electrical devices. His patented AC induction motor and transformer were licensed by George Westinghouse, who also hired Tesla as a consultant to help develop analternating current system. Tesla is also known for his high-voltage, high-frequency power experiments in New York and Colorado Springs which included patented devices and theoretical work used in the invention of radio communication,[6] for his X-ray experiments, and for his ill-fated attempt at intercontinental wireless transmission in his unfinished Wardenclyffe Tower project.



Saint Sava (1174 – 14 January 1236) was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law andliterature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (founder of the Nemanjić dynasty), and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in 1190–1192. He became a monk in his youth, receiving the monastic name Sava, subsequently founding the monasteries of Hilandar on Mount Athos, and Žiča. In 1219 he was recognized as the first Archbishop of Serbs, by the Patriarch of Constantinople, and in the same year he authored the oldest known constitution of Serbia, Zakonopravilo, thus securing full independence; both religious and political. Sava heavily influenced Serbian medieval literature. He is widely considered as one of the most important figures of Serbian history, and is canonized and venerated by the Serbian Orthodox Church, as its founder, on January 27. His life and has been interpreted in many artistic works from the Middle Ages to modern times. He is the patron saint of Serbian schools and schoolchildren.



Novak Djokovic (born 22 May 1987) is a former World No. 1 Serbian professional tennis player who is ranked World No. 2. He has won five Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008, 2011, and 2012 Australian Open; the 2011 Wimbledon Championships; and the 2011 US Open. By winning three Majors in 2011, Djokovic became the sixth male player in the open era to win three Majors in a calendar year. He is the first male player representing Serbia to win a Major singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events, separately and consecutively. By reaching the 2012 French Open final, he became the ninth player in open era who reached the final of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments (and only fifth to do so consecutively). Amongst other titles, he won the Tennis Masters Cup in 2008 and was on the team which won the 2010 Davis Cup. He also won the bronze medal in singles at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He has won 13 Masters 1000series titles (breaking a single season record with five titles in 2011), placing him fourth on the list since the inception in 1990. Several tennis critics and former and current players consider Djokovic to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time.



Serbian beauties:

Adriana Lima, Serbian daughter in law


Ana Ivanovic


Natasa Bekvalac


That’s all, I hope you enjoyed.
Best regards,
AndrijaSrbija 