Serbs in Greece

Greek Serbs
Σέρβοι
Total population
+10,000 (est.)
5,200 Serbia-born immigrants (2001)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Athens, Thessalonica, Mount Athos
Languages

Serbian, Greek

Religion

Serbian Orthodox

Serbs in Greece (Greek: Σέρβοι) are people of Serbian ancestry living in Greece (Greeks of Serbian descent, ethnic Serbs in Greece). They number more than 10,000 people, with 5,200 born in Serbia and having Greek citizenship, according to a 2001 census.

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Tourism

An estimated 350,000 Serbian citizens visited Greece in 2008.[2] 432,000 Serbians visited in 2009.[3] Many Serbs visit Greece because of the important Serbian heritage found in the country. Some of the cultural and religious sites especially important to Serbs include Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos,[4] Zeytinlik Cemetery in Thessaloniki,[5] and the island of Corfu.[6]

Notable Serbian-Greeks

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