Serbia's recent history is marked by its role as the largest part of the state of Yugoslavia. It has the final disintegration of Yugoslavia in 2006 and "sole successor", Federal Republic of Yugoslavia founded in 1992 (from 2003 State Union of Serbia and Montenegro)
First documentaries mention a state of Serbia at 822 by Einhard, the biographer of Charlemagne. At that time the Župan Strojimir, grandson Višeslavs, ruled Serbia. From about 600 the reign of Županen in the territory of Serbia is known. They were tribal leaders, the Serbian government have held up to 1000. After Serbia was devastated by the Hungarians, it fell completely under the rule of Byzantium, which persisted 950-1050. To 1040 Stefan Vojislav Byzantine Archon was designated as Dioklitien region and founded the 1131 permanent domination of Vojisavljević, further was under the government of Byzantium.
We were impressed by the size of the fortresses, which from the distance from the opposite banks of the Sava river looked rather inconspicuous. Only with the tour and through the overview from above, the importance and also the mightiness will become clear, so the visitor should also bring enough time for an extensive tour.
And even if the sign in the background suggests something else, we are actually on the road in Belgrade and in Dusan, the operator of the camper stop in the city centre, we have found a Tour guide, who gives us a first overview to Belgrade in his way, within yellow old-timer convertible, a pleasure for sight-seeing.
After our extensive city tour through the center of Belgrade in the impressive Cabriolet of Ducan we had agreed to explore the Castle ourselves and then go back to the Camper Stop Station 38 - Camping Center Belgrade.
After the invitation to the camper club meeting on the river banks of the Danube at Smederevo, we left Belgrade on narrow side and country roads, which led us high above the Danube.
After a few days of organizational office work in Germany, we supposed to go via Brunn am Gebirge (further talks on the planning / designing of a camper stop) to Belgrade, where an interim overnight was planned.
In the continuation of our project work we were going to Belgrade after first meeting with discussions on establishing a Camperstopp in Brunn am Gebirge.
Our first tour through Sremska Mitrovica had led us to the office of Vlada (in the picture on the left), who, together with Jovane and some other committed citizens, had already been able to implement some changes in the cityscape to improve the still dreary image of Sremska Mitrivica.
In search of further stations within the Camper Route, we stopped at the idyllic Campsite Zasavica of Jovan, who was also willing to show his city Sremska Mitrovica to us, which was in German formerly called Syrmisch-Mitrowitz.
Our route to the north should this time lead us passing Skopje, Nis and Belgrade along the main route E 75 or A1 / E 70 through the Balkans into the Serbian Vojvodina, next to previously little known Campsite Zasavica next to the city Sremska Mitrovica, once a Roman imperial palace with fortress which was called Sirmium.