List of former capitals of Serbia

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This is a list of the historical capitals of Serbian statehood:

CapitalTimelineNotes
Stari Ras.jpg Ras  ?–960capital of the Serbian Principality under the Vlastimirović dynasty.
Petrova crkva.JPG Rasfl. 969–976capital of the Byzantine Catepanate of Ras.
Fired-brick ruins at the ancient Roman city of Sirmium, Serbia.jpg Sirmium ca. 1018–1071capital of the Byzantine Theme of Sirmium.
Stari Ras.jpg Stari Ras ca. 1050–1148capital of the Principality of Duklja under the Vojislavljević dynasty.
Stari Ras.jpg Stari Ras ca. 1083–1166capital of the Serbian Grand Principality under the Vukanović dynasty.
Manastir Svetog Nikole u Kursumliji.JPG Bele Crkve 1166–1168[ citation needed ]First capital of the Serbian Grand Principality under Stefan Nemanja.
Stari Nis.jpg Niš ca. 1183–1191capital of the Serbian Grand Principality under Stefan Nemanja.
Deževo, Debrc and Belgrade 1276–1282capitals of Stefan Dragutin's Kingdom in Syrmia.
KaleFortress-Skopje1.JPG Skopje 1282–1321capital of King Stefan Milutin.
Kaljaja Prizren.jpg Prizren 1300–1345first capital of King Stefan Dušan.
Kalefortentranceskopje.JPG Skoplje 1345–1371first capital of Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan and later Stefan Uroš V.
Serres - Purgos tou Oreste.jpg Serres 1345–1355second capital of Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan.
Don Zon kula.jpg Kruševac 1371–1402capital of Moravian Serbia under Lazar Hrebeljanović.
Kulla e Vjeter, Vushtrri - 5.jpg Vučitrn 1371–1402capital of District of Branković under Vuk Branković.
Markovi - kuli - Prilep.JPG Prilep 1371–1395capital of Lordship of Prilep under Marko Mrnjavčević.
Beogradska tvrdava 0101 35.JPG Belgrade 1404–1430capital of Serbian Despotate under Stefan Lazarević.
Smederevo fortress.jpg Smederevo 1430–1459capital of Serbian Despotate under the Branković dynasty.
Kapija Karla VI.jpg Belgrade 1718–1739capital of the Habsburg Kingdom of Serbia (1718–39).
Oplenac 072.jpg Topola 1805–1813capital of Revolutionary Serbia under Karadjordje, during the First Serbian Uprising.
Smederevo fortress.jpg Smederevo 1806temporary capital of serbia under Karadjordje and seat of Praviteljstvujušči Sovjet (government headed by Dositej Obradović).
Konak kneza Milosa Obrenovica u Gornjoj Crnuci 01.jpg Gornja Crnuća 1815–1818capital of Revolutionary Serbia under Miloš Obrenović, during the Second Serbian Uprising
King-Peter's-street.jpg Kragujevac 1818–June 12, 1839capital of the Principality of Serbia under Miloš Obrenović.
Konak.JPG Belgrade June 12, 1839–June 1840capital of the Principality of Serbia under Mihailo Obrenović III.
King-Peter's-street.jpg Kragujevac June 1840 – 1841capital of the Principality of Serbia under Mihailo Obrenović III.
Belgrade University Buildings.jpg Belgrade April 25, 1841 – 1915capital of the Principality of Serbia and Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918).
Timisoara - Piata Unirii.jpg Temišvar 1849–1860capital of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar (1849–1860).
NisTramvaj1930.gif Niš July 1914–October 1915capital of Serbia during Austro-Hungarian occupation of Belgrade (World War I). From 1878 onwards, it was treated as the "second capital".
Dom Narodne skupstine 11.jpg Belgrade 1916–presentcapital of the Kingdom of Serbia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1943), Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992), Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006), and Serbia (2006–)

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