Serbs in Germany

Serbs in Germany
Serben in Deutschland
Срби у Немачкој
Srbi u Nemačkoj
Total population
	304,741 of Serbian ancestry (2014); 241,374 Serbian nationals (2013);
Languages
	German and Serbian
Religion
	Serbian Orthodox Church, Atheism
Related ethnic groups
	Serbs in Austria

Cathedral of Saint Sava in Düsseldorf, seat of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Düsseldorf and all of Germany

Serbs (German: Serben in Deutschland; Serbian: Срби у Немачкој/Srbi u Nemačkoj) are the seventh largest group of foreigners in Germany.^[2] Most Serbs living in Germany moved during the 1960s and 1970s as Gastarbeiter or "Guest workers" when Serbia was part of Yugoslavia. A small percentage of Serbs migrated to Germany as refugees during the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s.

Distribution of Serbian nationals in Germany.

Demographics[]

The majority (64%) of the Serbian population is concentrated in three federal states: North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. Within the three states the Serbs are numerous in Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and especially Munich.^[3] Ulm had the highest share of migrants from Serbia in 2011 according to German Census data. ^[4] But a considerable part of the Serbian Migrants was not included, because it still went under former nationalities (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia until 2008) at the time of the census. According to the Federal Statistical Office, at the end of 2015 the number of foreigners with Serbian nationality in Germany stood at 230,427. Another 29,785 foreigners living in Germany with the citizenship of the former Serbia and Montenegro have not yet decided on one of the possible new citizenships.^[2]

Official data:

1925: 14,067 (Yugoslav nationality)^[5]
1935: 17,258 (Yugoslav nationality)^[5]
1939: 58,240 (Yugoslav nationality)^[5]
1968: 99,000 (workers)^[3]
1971: 469,000 (workers)^[3]
1973: 471,000 (workers)^[3]
1988: 295,000 (workers)^[3]
1989: 300,000 (workers)^[3]
1990: 652,500 (Yugoslav nationality)^[5]
1994: 420,000 (Serbia and Montenegro)^[3]
1995: 418,000 (Serbia and Montenegro)^[3]
2001: 304,000 (Serbia and Montenegro)^[3]
2003: 568,240 (Serbia and Montenegro); 112,507 Germany-born Serbian nationals^[3]
2011: 197,984 (Serbian nationals)
2013: 241,374 (Serbian nationals)
2015: 313,198 (Serbian ancestry)^[6]

Notable people[]

Danko Bošković, footballer
Marko Djurdjević, illustrator
Dejan Janjatović, footballer, Croatian Serb^[7]
Slobodan Komljenović, footballer
Srđan Maksimović, footballer
Marko Marin, footballer, Bosnian Serb^[8]
Tamara Milosevic, documentary filmmaker
Zvjezdan Misimović, footballer, Bosnian Serb parentage^[9]
Nikola Mladenović, footballer
Wolfgang Nešković, politician
Dragan Paljić, footballer, Bosnian Serb parentage^[10]
Andrea Petkovic, female tennis player, Bosnian-born, Serb father^[11]
Marjan Petković, footballer
Aleksandro Petrović, footballer, Bosnian-Serb
Iván Petrovich, actor, silent screen star, Serbian-born
Petar Radenković, footballer
Vladimir Ranković, footballer^[12]
Michael Rensing, footballer, Serbian mother^[13]
Sreto Ristić, retired footballer
Christina Sampanidis, female footballer, Serbian mother^[14]
Marko Savić, water poloist
Kristian Sprećaković, footballer
Aleksandar Stevanović, footballer
Predrag Stevanović, footballer
Neven Subotić, footballer, Bosnian Serb^[15]
Stefan Kapičić, actor, German born
Branko Tomović, actor, Serbian parents
David Vržogić, footballer^[16]
Marc Vucinovic, footballer
Konstantin Grcic, world renown industrial designer

References[]

^ "Publikation - Bevölkerung - Ausländische Bevölkerung - Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)". destatis.de. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Statistisches Bundesamt: Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit - Ausländische Bevölkerung - Ergebnisse des Ausländerzentralregisters" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-04-17.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j de Luna-Martinez, J.; Endo, I.; Barberis, C. (2006). The Germany-Serbia Remittance Corridor: Challenges of Establishing a Formal Money Transfer System. World Bank. ISBN 9780821366592. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
^ "Kartenseite: Serben in Deutschland - Landkreise". kartenseite.wordpress.com. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Svi Srbi sveta: Nemačka". svevesti.com. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
^ "Migration und Integration" (in German). Retrieved April 10, 2021.}}
^ "Srbi u tuđini" (in Serbian). Sportal. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ "Introducing… Marko Marin". Goal. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
^ Porzucki, Nina (June 13, 2014). "Even if they lose, Bosnia-Herzegovina's national team has already won". Public Radio International. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^ "Dragan Paljić: Želja mi je igrati za BiH" (in Bosnian). sportin.ba. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010.
^ "Getting To Know... Andrea Petkovic". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 August 2011.^{[dead link]}
^ "Bayern-Bubi Rankovic kommt im Sommer zu 96" [Bayern-Lad Rankovic Joins 96 in Summer] (in German). bild.de. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ "Bayern in Belgrade". fc-redstar.net. 24 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
^ Hristina Sampanidis – ZFK Masinac PZP Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Neven Subotić: Spreman za Rumune" (in Serbian). 15 March 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
^ "Srbi u tuđini". Sportal. July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.

External links[]

[destatis2-1] "Publikation - Bevölkerung - Ausländische Bevölkerung - Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)". destatis.de. Retrieved 2015-08-30.

[destatis-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Statistisches Bundesamt: Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit - Ausländische Bevölkerung - Ergebnisse des Ausländerzentralregisters" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-04-17.

[GS-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j de Luna-Martinez, J.; Endo, I.; Barberis, C. (2006). The Germany-Serbia Remittance Corridor: Challenges of Establishing a Formal Money Transfer System. World Bank. ISBN 9780821366592. Retrieved 2015-08-30.

[4] "Kartenseite: Serben in Deutschland - Landkreise". kartenseite.wordpress.com. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-04-22.

[SSSN-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Svi Srbi sveta: Nemačka". svevesti.com. Retrieved 2015-08-30.

[6] "Migration und Integration" (in German). Retrieved April 10, 2021.}}

[7] "Srbi u tuđini" (in Serbian). Sportal. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

[8] "Introducing… Marko Marin". Goal. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2010.

[9] Porzucki, Nina (June 13, 2014). "Even if they lose, Bosnia-Herzegovina's national team has already won". Public Radio International. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

[10] "Dragan Paljić: Želja mi je igrati za BiH" (in Bosnian). sportin.ba. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010.

[Getting_to_Know-11] "Getting To Know... Andrea Petkovic". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 August 2011.^{[dead link]}

[12] "Bayern-Bubi Rankovic kommt im Sommer zu 96" [Bayern-Lad Rankovic Joins 96 in Summer] (in German). bild.de. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[13] "Bayern in Belgrade". fc-redstar.net. 24 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007.

[14] Hristina Sampanidis – ZFK Masinac PZP Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

[15] "Neven Subotić: Spreman za Rumune" (in Serbian). 15 March 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

[16] "Srbi u tuđini". Sportal. July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.

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Notable people[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Total population
304,741 of Serbian ancestry (2014)^[1] 241,374 Serbian nationals (2013)
Languages
German and Serbian
Religion
Serbian Orthodox Church, Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Serbs in Austria

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