- White Serbia
White Serbia, also known as Bojka (
Serbian Cyrillic : "Бојка"), was the traditional homeland of theWhite Serbs inEurope . [ [http://www.rastko.org.yu/rastko-cg/povijest/vlahovic.html Projekat Rastko Cetinje - Petar Vlahovic: The Serbian Origin of the Montenegrins ] ] The area to the east from White Serbia was known asWhite Croatia .The location of White Serbia has been disputed. It has been described as:
*north of theDanube and theCarpathians [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=VcH8wdj_j2gC&pg=PA184&dq=%22White+Serbia%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&ei=kWxuSOvvF6iSjgGw64SXBg] ]
*the modernCzech Republic [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=Cvk6oMf9R7AC&pg=PA7&dq=%22White+Serbia%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&ei=kWxuSOvvF6iSjgGw64SXBg&sig=ACfU3U0mCkxo6hPQK7FlAA9ZOYZh2VK3Fg] ]
*between theElbe andSaale Rivers [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=QoZAAAAAIAAJ&q=%22White+Serbia%22&dq=%22White+Serbia%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&ei=kWxuSOvvF6iSjgGw64SXBg&pgis=1] ]
*Poland [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=kvFJAAAAMAAJ&q=%22White+Serbia%22&dq=%22White+Serbia%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&ei=kWxuSOvvF6iSjgGw64SXBg&pgis=1] ]
*Red Ruthenia [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=TqIEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA70&dq=%22White+Serbia%22&ei=om5uSMryIqa4iQGZ3PDyCw] ]Some of the White Serbs migrated to the
Balkans between 610 and 641, led by theUnknown Archont . The White Serbs were first given the province ofThessalonica by theRoman emperor Heraclius as a gift because of their victory against theAvars ofDalmatia .Fact|date=August 2008Later, the White Serbs resettled in
Serbian lands , today's Bosnia,Croatia ,Montenegro andSerbia (Paganija ,Rascia ,Travunia ,Doclea andZachlumia , all incorporated in the 14th centurySerbian Empire ).Some historiansWho|date=August 2008 have drawn connections between the White Serbs and the modern
Sorbs ofLusatia , which is sometimes known asSorbia (Sorbian language : "Serbja"). The original White Serbs no longer exist as a distinct ethnic group, as the White Serbs who remained in northern Europe were most likely assimilated byPoles andGermans .References
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