The Republic of Serbia is the largest of the nations remaining from the former federation of Yugoslavia. Occupying the eastern half of the former federation, it has no coastline, but the Dunav (Danube) River crosses the northern third of the country from northwest to southeast. There are at least three historic lighthouses on the river. In recent years all three have been restored and two have been reactivated. Serbia gained its independence from the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire through lengthy struggles in the 19th century; its independence was formally recognized in 1878. It was a part of Yugoslavia from 1918 until the collapse of that federation in 1991-92, and it continued in a federation with Montenegro until those two countries separated in 2006. The Serbian language, a variety of Serbo-Croatian, is written in both Cyrillic and Latin characters. The Serbian word for a lighthouse is svetionik (светионик) and reka (река) is a river. Aids to navigation in Serbia are maintained by the Department of Inland Navigation Services. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights.
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