Southern and Eastern Serbia

The region of Southern and Eastern Serbia includes the eastern parts of the country south of the Danube. Its landscape is a mixture of green mountains cut up by the fertile valleys of several rivers that ultimately flow into the Danube.

• 43.31916721.8961111 Niš (Ниш) – a historic city, the third largest in Serbia and the largest in the region.
• 44.13027822.1036112 Bor (Бор) – a city in the Serbian Carpathian mountains that grew rich from copper mining.
• 42.9980621.946113 Leskovac (Лесковац) – the "meat capital" of Serbia that holds an annual five-day grilling festival (Roštiljijada).
• 43.15194422.5854 Pirot (Пирот) – a city under the Balkan Mountains with rich historic and cultural heritage, famous for its hand-woven carpets; Serbia's main gateway to Bulgaria.
• 44.6221.1897225 Požarevac (Пожаревац) – nearby are the ruins of Viminacium, a major Roman city and the capital of the Roman province of Moesia.
• 43.23388921.5861116 Prokuplje (Прокупље) –
• 42.55416721.8972227 Vranje (Врање) –
• 43.90416722.2847228 Zaječar (Зајечар) – nearby are the Roman ruins of Felix Romuliana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

• 44.60388922.6072229 Kladovo (Кладово) – a small town on the Danube, near the Iron Gates, with the ruins of Trajan's Bridge and the Fetislam Fortress.
• 43.56722.25510 Knjaževac (Књажевац) –
• 44.21666722.51666711 Negotin (Неготин) – a historic town by the borders of Bulgaria and Romania, the centre of a wine-making region.
• 43.63944421.86944412 Sokobanja (Сокобања) – a spa town and one of the most popular resorts in Serbia.

• 44.66666722.5166671 Đerdap National Park stretches along the right bank of the Danube River from the Golubac Fortress to the dam near Novi Sip. Its main attraction is the Đerdap gorge - the famous Iron Gate - the grandiose gateway through the southern slopes of the Carpathian mountains.
• 43.23333322.6666672 Balkan Mountains Nature Park (Park prirode Stara planina) – with an area of 114,332 hectares (282,520 acres), it covers most of the small Serbian part of the Balkan Mountains (called Stara planina, "Old Mountain", in both Serbian and Bulgarian); the national border passes through Midžor (Midzhur), the highest peak in the Western Balkan Mountains and the highest in Serbia (outside of Kosovo)

This is a region article; detailed listings go in the city articles, district articles, rural area articles or (national) park articles. This article should only provide a brief overview.

• Viminacium, near the village of Stari Kostolac (near (Požarevac) was a major Roman provincial capital and military camp of the Roman province of Moesia. It contains archaeological remains of temples, streets, squares, amphitheatres, palaces, hippodromes and Roman baths.
• 44.56111122.0241671 Lepenski Vir, Boljetin, Donji Milanovac (180km east of Belgrade), ☏ +381 30 501-389, +381 30 501-398. Daily 09:00-20:00. An important archaeological site (first house approx. 6250 BC). It consists of one large settlement with around ten satellite villages. Numerous piscine sculptures and peculiar architecture. Adults 400RSD, Kids 200RSD.  
• 42.32916721.8952782 Prohor Pčinjski Monastery (Near the village of Klenike, by the Macedonian border). This 11th-century monastery is 30 km (19 mi) south of Vranje, just north of the border with North Macedonia. It sits on the slopes of Kozjak Mountain, on the left bank of the Pčinja River. It is the second-largest monastery complex in Serbia outside Hilandar. Prohor Pčinjski was founded by Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV but was destroyed a few hundred years later by the Ottomans following the Battle of Kosovo. It has suffered damage and attacks multiple times since, always followed by renovation. The monastery has importance for the Macedonian people because in 1944 at Prohor Pčinjski, the first session of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM) was held in which Macedonia was declared the nation-state of Macedonians within Yugoslavia and the Macedonian language was proclaimed as the official language of the Macedonian state. A memorial center was built in 2004 on the Macedonian side of the border in Pelince.  
• 42.87327922.1878533 Vlasina River. River set within ancient rocks and dramatic alpine mountains. Known for its crystal-clear waters, the Vlasina flows for miles of dense woods and deep valleys.  

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